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'Pink Venus'

"Dionaea ' Pink Venus ' C.Clayton is an unusual colour variant that develops foliage that suffuses pinkish red, rather than the darker shades of reddish purple observed in most other red Dionaea Soland. ex Ellis variants.
The petioles and leaf bases of Dionaea ' Pink Venus ' C.Clayton are green and variably suffused pinkish red, particularly along the edges. The traps are entirely pinkish red in plants growing in bright conditions, usually with yellow lobe margin and yellow marginal lashes when the traps are developing or for a few days after they open. If cultivated in direct sunlight, the interior surfaces of the traps may suffuse dark reddish purple, while the lashes remain pinkish red.
Many horticulturists report that Dionaea ' Pink Venus ' C.Clayton shows poor vigour and is difficult to cultivate. It produces flowers that often bear red stigmas and readily produce seed. Seed resulting from self-pollinated flowers yield mixed progeny, approximately 50% of which inherit the pinkish red leaf colouration

. " Bailey & McPherson, Dionaea:280 (2013)

From : https://cpnames.carnivorousplants.org/Cultivars.php?name=Dionaea

Note: one could almost think that the plant turns black during the fall, given the large differences in day / night temperature.

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