Genlisea violacea (Serra do Cipo, BRA)

Genlisea violacea is a terrestrial corkscrew plant native to southeastern Brazil, where it grows in wet sandy soils, seepage areas, and seasonally waterlogged grasslands. It forms low rosettes of narrow green leaves and produces violet to lavender flowers with a pale throat. It is an annual, and it does not self-pollinate, which means you need to manually pollinate the flowers. However, observations in cultivation indicate that new plants will form from the Plants may or may not be flowering at the time of purchase. You will receive a clump of this plant.

Care for this carnivorous plant is simple. I recommend using a mix of 1:1 chopped sphagnum, or blonde peat to quartz sand. I use a smaller deli cup inside of another cup, so I can see the traps, but this isn't necessary for cultivation. These plants like to be kept with the water line nearly at the top of the substrate most of the time, and prefer intermediate to warm intermediate temperatures. I use a 14 hour photo period at about 150 PPFD, but you can use a natural photo period or anywhere from 10-16 hours. I feed these plants a culture of ostracods in the water.

Please note this plant will ship bare root via USPS Priority Mail. Heat packs are not automatically included. I offer a 72 and 96 hour heat pack as additions. Please make sure to add one of these options before completing your purchase to be eligible for live arrival guarantee if your day time temperatures are below 45°F.

Any photos of plants are representative of what a mature plant/leaves/flower, etc. may look like for reference only. Pictures of seeds are to show the size of seeds from this species. Any photos of seeds are representative of what you will receive and they are not exact seeds you will receive.