Cephalotus follicularis 'Western Venom'

Origin

Selected and named by Ting K, a Northern California grower. Mike first heard about the clone from Matt Miller (Flytrapcare.com), who described it as "the absolute fastest growing clone he had ever tried." Mike then went down the typical Cephalotus rabbit hole: nobody had it for sale, every "shoulder tap" came back empty. Years later, Ting K offered some of the very last divisions he ever sold, and Mike acquired three plants — two with several growth points each. The plants arrived freshly dug, with weak top growth, but cleared the acclimation phase in about three months and proved their reputation.

Mike then propagated divisions and sent one to Matt Miller in Missouri (Matt had lost his original plant) — the trade promise that started the search.

Standout traits

• Extreme vigor — first-season adult pitchers, fills pots in months.
• Darker traps than most regular forms in Mike's climate.
• Multiple growth points develop readily, making division fast.

Cultivation notes

Mike's benchmark photo (2026-02-28) shows an unrooted cutting set in a 2" pot at the start of the season completely overflowing with traps by season's end. No other clone in Mike's collection, grown in identical conditions, produced this kind of pot-filling growth.