You can propagate Venus flytrap by division, leaf cuttings, or seeds. Most people choose division or leaf cuttings to propagate their Venus flytraps. Propagating from seed is possible but complicated.

In 2020, Japanese scientists genetically altered a Venus flytrap so that it glows green in response to outside stimulation, yielding important clues about how the plant's short-term "memory" works.

The sensory hairs of the Venus flytrap contain a heat sensor that warns the plant of bush fires. It reacts to rapid temperature jumps, as researchers have discovered.

Venus flytrap remains a state-threatened species in North Carolina and all populations are protected, making it a felony to poach them. “Habitat protection and management, abundant partner involvement ...