History of the Venus Flytrap

When it appeared in Europe for the first time in the eighteenth century, the Venus flytrap evoked fascination and curiosity. Richard Mabey and Susannah Gibson discuss the plant's history and its enduring ability to astound and amaze. See the digital exhibition, Poetic Botany: Art and Science of the Eighteenth-Century Vegetable World at www.nybg.org/poetic-botany/

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