Alright, so you’ve grown your carrots. You’ve dabbled in peaches. Maybe even got a few glowing tulips going. But now you’re ready for something different—something wild. Enter: the Venus Flytrap.
This isn’t just a spooky little side project. The Flytrap is one of the most unique plants in Grow a Garden—with snapping jaws, creepy-cool mutations, and some of the highest coin-stacking potential in the game. It’s weird, it’s awesome, and if you do it right? It’s very profitable.
Let’s dig into everything you need to know to grow, mutate, and cash in on this carnivorous beauty.
🔓 Step 1: Getting Your First Venus Flytrap Seed
You won’t see this plant in the early game. It’s part of the advanced crop tier, which means you’ll need to put in some work before you can even plant one.
How to get the seed:
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Unlock it from the Premium Shop once you hit a high enough farming or garden level
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Earn it by completing daily mutation-streak missions
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Grab one from event quests—especially during Halloween, toxic weather, or monster-themed updates
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Trade with high-tier players (they might be willing to swap during special events)
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Occasionally shows up in limited-time “garden monster” events
🧠 Pro tip: Some players have unlocked it by hitting a goal for harvesting a bunch of Pollinated or Bloodlit crops. So if you’re on a mutation streak—keep pushing.
🌿 Step 2: Planting Your Venus Flytrap
Planting a Flytrap isn’t just “drop seed, water, done.” These plants like their space and thrive under the right conditions.
Here’s how to do it right:
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Pick your Venus Flytrap seed
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Choose a clear garden spot—give it some breathing room
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Use a Sprinkler or water it manually
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Let it grow at its own pace
It grows faster than slowpoke crops like the Lotus but slower than your average fruit. And with those snapping jaws opening and closing, it adds serious personality to your garden.
🧪 Step 3: Caring for Your Flytrap (and Prepping for Mutations)
Venus Flytraps are kind of mutation magnets—but that doesn’t mean you can set it and forget it. A little strategy goes a long way.
Best practices:
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Set up Advanced or Master Sprinklers to keep it watered and unlock the Big mutation
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Keep the area around the plant clear so you can spot mutations easily
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Equip tools like Lightning Rods, Night Staff, or a Star Caller depending on what effects you’re aiming for
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Time your growth with in-game events if you want to aim for rare mutations
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Be patient—Flytraps respond well to slow, deliberate growth
🧬 Step 4: Venus Flytrap Mutations – The Good Stuff
Here’s where the Flytrap really shines. It has access to a whole range of mutations—from wet and icy to cosmic and glitched-out. And the more you stack, the crazier the value.
🪰 Common Mutations
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Big (1x) – Sprinklers trigger this. Makes your Flytrap bigger (which helps with stacking).
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Wet (2x) – Rainy weather gives it a slick, shiny look.
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Chilled (2x) – Happens during Frost or with a Polar Bear pet. Can combine with Wet for Frozen.
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Moonlit (2x) – Shows up at night; using a Night Staff increases your odds.
🍫 Intermediate Mutations
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Chocolate (2x) – Use a Chocolate Sprinkler or wait for Chocolate Rain (yes, that’s real).
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Pollinated (3x) – Happens during Bee Swarm events or if bee pets are nearby.
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Bloodlit (4x) – This one belongs on a Flytrap. Shows up during Blood Moons—adds glowing red veins and sharper teeth.
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HoneyGlazed (5x) – A golden, sticky look that’s strangely gorgeous. Trigger with Honey Sprinklers or Bear Bee pets.
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Heavenly (5x) – During the Floating Jandel event, gives the plant a glowing, divine look. Pure garden flex.
❄️ High-Value Mutations
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Frozen (10x) – Combine Wet + Frost. You’ll get a frosty blue Flytrap that freezes mid-snap.
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Golden (20x) – Use Dragonfly pets, Super Seeds, or top-tier sprinklers.
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Rainbow (50x) – Triggered with Butterfly pets or mutation boosters. Your Flytrap cycles through glowing colors like a festival light show.
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Shocked (100x) – Use a Lightning Rod during a Thunderstorm. If lightning hits your plant? Boom—electrified jaws.
🌌 Ultra-Rare (and Ultra Cool)
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Celestial (120x) – Only happens during Meteor Showers. You’ll need a Star Caller to increase your odds.
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Disco (125x) – Shows up during Disco Events or with a Disco Bee. The Flytrap will literally flash to a beat.
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Voidtouched (135x) – Black Hole Event exclusive. Glitchy, dark, with wild pixel effects—one of the rarest looks in the game.
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Dawnbound (150x) – Normally a Sunflower-only mutation, but during some trading events you might swap a stacked Flytrap for a Dawnbound item.
🧠 Step 5: Mutation Stacking = Real Coin
You want the big money? You’ll need to stack those mutations. The Flytrap makes this fun because it plays well with dark and dramatic effects.
Example high-value stack:
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Start with Wet + Chilled → turns into Frozen
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Add Bloodlit during a Blood Moon
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Use a Sprinkler nearby for Big
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Toss in Golden with a Dragonfly or Super Seed
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Go for Shocked during a storm with a Lightning Rod
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(Optional) Activate Celestial with a Star Caller during a Meteor Shower
Even three or four of these mutations can net you hundreds of thousands of coins. Five or more? You’re crossing into million-coin territory.
💰 Step 6: Time to Sell (or Show Off)
Once your Flytrap is fully grown and mutated, bring it to the Sell Station.
Your final value depends on:
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Total number of mutations
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The rarity of each (Celestial > Rainbow > Pollinated)
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Synergy (Frozen + Bloodlit + Golden > random mix)
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Any global events happening that might give bonus sell rates
🌟 Tip: Some players don’t sell these at all—they keep them as showpieces in their gardens. And honestly? Totally valid.
🪴Final Thoughts
The Venus Flytrap is more than just a cool plant. It’s a flex piece, a mutation magnet, and a high-reward crop for players who want something weird and wonderful. With its creepy aesthetic and massive profit potential, it’s perfect for anyone building a spooky garden, grinding for rare stacks, or just showing off their mutation skills.
So go on. Plant it. Nurture it. Let it grow fangs, wings, rainbows, or whatever chaos you want to unleash.
Your garden deserves a bite.