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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.
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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 metric system for our carnivorous plant friends abroad!Came amazingly packaged, already had 1 pitcher and many forming!
~Adam
My plant arrived in great condition. Since then, it's exploded in growth. Plus, there are quite a few bonus plants in the pot. The flytraps themselves are beautiful throughout the process of turning from green to red. Five stars across the board!
Love the hoodie! Soft comfortable and true to size
~Charles
Packed perfectly! Pitchers are HUGE and the plants are very healthy!
~Adam
Beautiful plant. Came very well packed. I also received a drosera binata as a hitchhiker! I am extremely happy with my purchase and will definitely be back for more!
~Barbara
Plants arrived very healthy and lot bigger than expected. Immediately unpacked them and placed in my indoor green house where they are thriving.
~James
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I was surprised to find that I did not own a purple shirt, obviously since I hadn't, until now, found such a stylish and beautiful shirt. This Harvet Moon shirt is Beautiful and stylish. Love the artwork, and sphinx moths are an extra bonus, as one of my hobbies is entomology. I'm 6 foot tall, my chest is 39 inhes and flat. The length is perfect, meaning that it's long enough to afford the wearer some modesty. The colors are rich as well. I'm going to buy my nephew one in maroon..
~Kevin
Perfectly packaged and arrived very healthy. It is happy in its new home!
~Jose
I think this is my 3rd ping rock kit I've gotten from CC. As always, it's such a fun project to do and set up, and very easy to customize. And this one came with a bunch of pings I do not own, so I'm really looking forward to see how it develops.
~Gabriel
The plant was very well packaged, and as a testament to both that and the plants health and robustness it arrived on a day where temperatures were 20 degrees F! I was a little worried since it was an unexpected freeze and the plant even sat in my mailbox for 3 hours before I got to it! Despite all of that, the plant was just fine with no cold damage! I was honestly surprised that it was a little larger than I expected, I was thinking they’d be a bit smaller but the one I got has three main growth points and 2-3 little babies coming up around it! As expected he arrived without dew, but once I placed him under my grow light within 2 days he already had dew! Now a few weeks later he’s got several new leaves all covered in dew and has caught a couple gnats! Even some of the old leaves have made new dew. Overall the experience was 10/10 and I’d definitely be buying from here again!
~Cade
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Plant came in well packaged and in great shape! It is doing well in its new environment and is growing vigorously.
~Evan
I got my bog right at the start of fall and got it all set up with some moss and sundew from a local bog. It's gorgeous. Definitely will recommend California Carnivores for violent planty goodness.
~Hilary
I ordered two cape sundews to the middle of Kansas and they arrived in great shape and produced dew within 3 days of it getting to me! The instructional video to unpack and they instructions for care on the site are extremely comprehensive. Thank you so much! You have a lifetime customer!
~Addi
You can grow carnivorous plants in terrariums and we recommend Mexican Pinguicula, Nepenthes, Cape Sundews and Tropical/Indoor Sundews
While there is some variability based on your location, plants like Sarracenia, Venus flytraps and temperate Drosera do well outdoors!
Many carnivorous plants make great houseplants! Try Nepenthes, Drosera capensis, Pinguicula
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 are a small, family-style nursery with a tight-knit team of dedicated plant lovers, and every single order is handled with the same care we’d give our own gardens. Once you place your order, please allow 1–3 weeks for processing — that’s our team hand-selecting your plants, gently cleaning them up, carefully wrapping each one, and packing everything with love to make sure it arrives at your door in the best shape possible. Shipping then takes an additional 2–7 days depending on your location. We know waiting is hard when you’re excited about new plants, but we promise the extra time is worth it — no order here is ever rushed or treated like just another box on a conveyor belt. Thank you so much for supporting a small business and trusting us with your little green family members! 🌿
