Cultivar · genus Dionaea
Purple Ambush
Dionaea muscipula · ‘Purple Ambush’
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A Purple-Traced Selection
'Purple Ambush' is a named cultivar of Venus Flytrap bred by Matt Miller of the Flytrap Store, distinguished by its capacity to flush deep purple under strong light. It is a large, vigorous grower rather than a miniature or novelty form.
Source: questionnaire
Light Drives the Color
To coax out the purple this cultivar is named for, give it full outdoor sun or high-intensity LED lighting, at least 20 watts per square foot. Lower light will still grow the plant, but the color payoff is what sets 'Purple Ambush' apart, so light intensity matters more here than for a plain-green flytrap.
Source: questionnaire
Maroon to Purple Traps
The traps run large, with deep red-to-maroon interiors set off by green outer edges. Under full sun or intense grow lighting, that inner coloring and the trap lips deepen further into a rich, striking purple. Left to its own vigor, the plant pushes robust, upright summer leaves and correspondingly large traps.
Source: questionnaire
Care recipe
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Care notes reviewed by Horta
- Light
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- Water
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- Soil
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Direct sun
≈ every 1 days
High
5–30 °C
nutrient-free mix of 1 part peat to 1 part perlite or sand; never standard potting soil or fertilizer
Division, leaf pullings, or seed
none — never fertilize
Fast
White spring blooms on tall stalks held above the traps; needs a cool winter dormancy
Not yet documented
Toxicity is a species-level safety fact. This is where toxicity lives: every cultivar inherits it and none can override it.
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