Corkscrew plant.

Auf einen Blick

Pflegestufe

Schwierig

Pflanzenart

Carnivorous perennial

Licht

Bright indirect light

Licht im Innenraum

Hell, indirekt

Gießen

Alle 1 bis 3 Tage

Endgröße

6 inches

Wachstum

Langsam

Winterhärte

USDA 10 bis 12

Blütezeit

Late spring to summer

Pflege

Keep the soil consistently saturated with distilled or rainwater to mimic its natural wetland habitat. Watch for browning leaf tips which often signal mineral buildup or drying out. Ensure high humidity levels to keep the plant happy.

Gießen

Always keep the soil waterlogged by sitting the pot in a tray of distilled water.

Düngen

Do not fertilize this plant as it captures its own nutrients.

Schneiden

Trim off dead flower stalks or withered leaves to keep the plant tidy.

Umtopfen

Repot only when the media begins to break down or the plant outgrows its container.

Boden

Peat and perlite mix

Boden-pH

Acidic

Temperatur

15 bis 30°C

Luftfeuchtigkeit

70 bis 95%

Trockenheitstoleranz

Gering

Lebensdauer

Perennial, typically 3 to 5 years

Wildverbiss-Resistenz

Hoch

Sicherheit

Menschen

There is no known toxicity to humans, but it is not intended for consumption.

Kinder

Keep this plant away from small children as the soil media can be messy and the plant is delicate.

Essbarkeit

This plant is not edible and should not be consumed.

So erkennst du die Pflanze

• Rosette of small green leaves
• Underground hollow corkscrew shaped traps
• Tall slender flower stalks
• Small bright yellow blooms

Höhe

0,1 bis 0,3m

Breite

0,05 bis 0,15m

Blätter

bright green, deciduous

Blüten

yellow, 1 bis 2cm

Früchte

brown, Late summer

Häufige Probleme

• Fungal growth — Excessive moisture without air circulation can lead to mold on the soil surface.

Standort und Pflege

Vermehrung

seed, division

Pflanzzeit

spring

Überwinterung

Keep the plant in a consistently warm, humid environment throughout the winter months. Avoid letting the soil dry out completely.

Im Kübel

It is best grown in a small, sealed glass container or a pot sitting in a tray of distilled water.

Group carnivorous plants together in a dedicated bog garden or terrarium to simplify their specific moisture and light needs.

Gute Pflanzpartner

• Drosera — They share similar requirements for high humidity and boggy soil conditions.
• Pinguicula — These plants thrive in the same specialized carnivorous plant environment.

Ähnliche Arten

• Genlisea hispidula — It shares the same unique subterranean trapping mechanism.

Botanisches

Familie

Lentibulariaceae

Gattung

Genlisea

Ordnung

Lamiales

Klasse

Magnoliopsida

Ursprüngliche Heimat

Central and South America

Artenschutz

It is not currently listed as endangered, but wild collection is discouraged to protect local populations.

It survives in saturated, acidic, and nutrient deficient soils by supplementing its diet with microscopic soil organisms.

Nutzen für Wildtiere

nectar source

Bestäuber

Bienen

Verwendung

botanical curiosity, terrarium specimen

Taxonomie abgeglichen mit GBIF.

Häufige Fragen

Does it need to be fed?

No, it captures its own nutrients from the soil.

Can I grow it in a regular pot?

It requires a specialized bog setup or a sealed terrarium to maintain high humidity.

Woher der Name kommt

The genus name Genlisea honors the French writer and educator Stephanie Felicite du Crest de Saint Aubin, Comtesse de Genlis. The specific epithet aurea refers to the golden yellow color of its flowers.

Gut zu wissen

• It is commonly known as a corkscrew plant because of its unique trap structure.
• The traps are entirely subterranean and lack chlorophyll.
• It thrives in nutrient poor, waterlogged soils.
• The flowers are held on tall, slender stalks above the foliage.