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Grow the easiest, most beautiful carnivorous plant; Drosera capensis!

Easy-To-Grow

Discover the ultimate starter plants that will ignite your gardening journey! These beginner-friendly beauties are perfect for unleashing your inner plant parent!

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Beautiful and deadly to bugs

Outdoor Plants

Transform your outdoor patio or garden into a stunning oasis with these gorgeous plants!

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Carnivorous Houseplants

Pinguicula

Carnivorous beauties to bring a thrilling twist to your indoor garden!

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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

Drosera capensis narrow sundew
Drosera capensis sundew
Drosera capensis Cape Sundew Narrow Leaf

Drosera capensis 'narrow leaf' Potted

$ 9.99

Sarracenia flava var. cuprea Potted
Sarracenia flava var. cuprea Potted
Sarracenia flava var. cuprea Potted

Sarracenia flava var. cuprea Potted

$ 39.99 From $ 24.99
Dionaea Dente Flytrap
Dionaea Dente Flytrap
Dionaea Dente Flytrap

Dionaea m. 'Dente' Potted

$ 9.99

Pinguicula “Lilac Lollipop” BARE ROOT
Pinguicula “Lilac Lollipop” BARE ROOT
Pinguicula “Lilac Lollipop” BARE ROOT

Pinguicula “Lilac Lollipop” BARE ROOT

$ 24.99

Drosera intermedia temperate sundew
Drosera intermedia temperate sundew
Drosera intermedia temperate sundew

Drosera intermedia (Temperate) Potted

$ 14.99

Sarracenia ( rubra alabamensis x leucophylla ‘Schnell’s Ghost’ ) x ( x ‘Saurus’ ) Potted
Sarracenia ( rubra alabamensis x leucophylla ‘Schnell’s Ghost’ ) x ( x ‘Saurus’ ) Potted
Sarracenia ( rubra alabamensis x leucophylla ‘Schnell’s Ghost’ ) x ( x ‘Saurus’ ) Potted

Sarracenia ( rubra alabamensis x leucophylla ‘Schnell’s Ghost’ ) x ( x ‘Saurus’ ) Potted

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Sarracenia purpurea ssp. venosa v. montana Potted
Sarracenia purpurea ssp. venosa v. montana Potted
Sarracenia purpurea ssp. venosa v. montana Potted

Sarracenia purpurea ssp. venosa v. montana Potted

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Nepenthes x ‘St Gaya’ Potted
Nepenthes x ‘St Gaya’ Potted
Nepenthes x ‘St Gaya’ Potted

Nepenthes x ‘St Gaya’ Potted

$ 14.99

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Nepenthes edwardsiana CalCarn Clone Potted

Nepenthes edwardsiana CalCarn Clone Potted

$ 424.99 $ 299.99
Sarracenia ( x mitchelliana “Dark Burgundy” ) x ( x ‘Simone’ ) Potted

Sarracenia ( x mitchelliana “Dark Burgundy” ) x ( x ‘Simone’ ) Potted

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Pinguicula x “Large Marge” BARE ROOT

Pinguicula x “Large Marge” BARE ROOT

$ 34.99

Drosera capensis narrow sundew

Drosera capensis 'narrow leaf' Potted

$ 9.99

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Nepenthes glandulifera x edwardsiana

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15%

Sarracenia flava var rubricorpora “Fire Top”

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Sarracenia leucophylla “Georgia Last Site, Clone D”

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FAQs

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! 🌿