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(8,381 posts) Thu Mar 19, 2026, 10:45 AM Mar 19

Did you know that Venus fly traps only grow in North Carolina? [View all]

Although it has been successfully transplanted and grown in many locales around the world, it is native only to the coastal bogs of North and South Carolina in the United States, specifically within a 100-kilometer (62-mile) radius of Wilmington, North Carolina.

I remember having one of these as a kid. I always assumed they came from some far away exotic place.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_flytrap

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Did you know that Venus fly traps only grow in North Carolina? [View all] Nittersing Mar 19 OP

;-{)..... Goonch Mar 19 #1

Thirty-five years ago, I had a neighbor in Arlington, Virginia, who was a big fan of carnivorous plants. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 19 #2

We ended up with one in NJ in the 60s sometime Nittersing Mar 19 #3

Feed Me :) Donkees Mar 19 #4

Perfect!! Nittersing Mar 19 #5

Feed me Seymore! Floyd R. Turbo Mar 20 #6

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 20 #7

Darlingtonia or pitcher plant or cobra lily grows is rare and grows PufPuf23 Mar 20 #8

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