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Dionaea m. "Green Machine" Potted Welcome to California Carnivores
Promoting conservation through cultivation since 1989!
For over 30 years, we have grown and sold the widest variety of carnivorous plants in the United States. Venus flytraps, American pitcher plants, sundews, butterworts, bladderworts, tropical pitcher plants and others - all commercially cultivated for either the curious beginner or the discriminating collector who wants the highest quality plants. We are closed to the public and our plants are only available online.
Best Selling Plants
Sarracenia leucophylla ‘Calen’s Super’ x flava var atropurpurea Potted
4999
From $ 49.99
Unit price perSarracenia leucophylla ‘Calen’s Super’ x flava var atropurpurea Potted
4999
From $ 49.99
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Book: The Revised Savage Garden
2199
$ 21.99
Unit price perPeter D'Amato's award winning guide on how to grow carnivorous plants is hands-down the most comprehensive guide and the number one bestselling bible to these fascinating oddities.
Beautiful, exotic, and surprisingly easy to grow, flesh-eating plants thrive indoors and out, in a wide variety of climates. Whether you're a beginner with your first Venus flytrap or an expert looking for the latest specimen, this book covers everything you need to create and nurture your very own little garden of horrors.
This new edition is fully revised to include the latest developments and discoveries in the carnivorous plant world, making it the most accurate and up to date book of its kind. Now with 48 more pages and lots more photos, mostly taken by our own Damon Collingsworth!
This updated edition covers changes in soil and fertilizer products, water quality updates, advances in artificial lighting, new information on transplanting, pot sizes, and plant grooming, and the many incredible new species of carnivorous plants that have been discovered and hybridized, including a dozen new sun pitchers and over 50 tropical pitcher plants. It also includes the the metric system for our carnivorous plant friends abroad!This book is a great gift for anyone new to the hobby or if you are interested in learning more about the different species of carnivorous plants.
- Winner of The American Horticultural Society's Book Award
- "The Savage Garden is a wonderful book." - Martha Stewart
- "Five Stars" - Amazon.com
- "An Exhaustive Work" - The Los Angeles Times
- "Stunning" - Science News
- "This book is a steal at this price" - The Richmond Times-Dispatch
FAQs
Drosera capensis is THE perfect beginner's plant! Cape sundews are handsome, dewy plants that are very easy to grow. They will catch gnats, fruit flies, and flies and can easily grow on a sunny kitchen windowsill.
While all carnivorous plants have a voracious appetite, Sarracenia are the most impressive! Their pitchers will fill with wasps, flies and beetles by the end of the summer.
Carnivorous plants require specialized soil that is free of nutrients and minerals. Depending on the species we use a different, custom blended mix. We have all of our soil recipes available in the FAQ!
Venus flytraps are best grown outdoors in most areas, preferring full sun, good airflow and all the hustle and bustle of the outdoors!
We ship all packages via USPS Priority Mail, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Please note that shipping times do not include processing time of 3 - 15 business days before your order leaves the nursery. Order processing accounts for your place in our order queue, and the time it takes our team to pull, clean, wrap, and pack your plants for shipment.