Venus flytraps (Dionaea muscipula) grow naturally only in a very limited area along the coastal plains of North and South Carolina in the United States, specifically within about a 75- to 90-mile radius around Wilmington, North Carolina. This native habitat includes wet, nutrient-poor environments such as bogs, wet savannahs, and canebrakes with sandy and peaty soils. They thrive in open areas with full sun and depend on periodic fires to maintain their habitat by preventing overgrowth of competing vegetation

. Although Venus flytraps have been introduced and can be grown in other parts of the U.S. and worldwide, including places like Florida, New Jersey, and even in greenhouses or indoors, their natural occurrence is strictly limited to this region in the Carolinas

. In summary, Venus flytraps grow naturally only in the coastal bogs and wet savannahs of North and South Carolina, within a roughly 75- to 90-mile radius of Wilmington, NC.