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Nepenthes St. Gaya – Carnivorous Pitcher Plant photo review
Julie B., Matthews, NC (Verified Customer) July 20, 2024
September 15, 2024
Hi,

The plants have arrived and they’re just lovely, thank you! Small problem, I ordered 2 of the St Gaya and only got one.

Attached are a coupl...More
Hi,




The plants have arrived and they’re just lovely, thank you! Small problem, I ordered 2 of the St Gaya and only got one.




Attached are a couple of photos of what was in the box. The plants are lovely, I’d really like to have the second St Gaya as well. Can you send it?




Thanks,


Julie
Adult Plant: Venus Flytrap “Chinese Dumpling” Dionaea Muscipula Cultivar, Green Variant photo review
Joe S., Westland, MI (Verified Customer) July 13, 2024
July 19, 2024
Thes are huge adult plant!
I never heard of this cultivar until I saw it on an India youtube channel, I loved it on there, it was huge, so I searched for it. I was surprised to ...More
I never heard of this cultivar until I saw it on an India youtube channel, I loved it on there, it was huge, so I searched for it. I was surprised to find it on CaliforniaCarnivores, I was surprised at the $50 price, but I tried it anyways. Well, I was shocked at how small it is, can’t even tell it’s a dumpling. So I searched further, and found it on CarnivorousPlants.com too. They also offered a red and a green, I bought 2 reds and one green for about the same price as one on CaliforniaCarnivores. Well they just arrived today! I’ve included a picture. The tiny one is from CaliforniaCarnivores, the 3 huge ones are from here, CarnivorousPlants.com. Plus they give ya sphagnum moss and pots. Amazing. The picture says it all! Love these plants and this site!!!
Southern Primrose Butterwort (Pinguicula Primuliflora) photo review
Dale B., Kennesaw, GA (Verified Customer) April 28, 2024
May 8, 2024
Perfect!
Happy and healthy plants to start for our canivorous garden! Fast shipping, as well as helpful and prompt communication. Will be ordering more. Thank...More
Happy and healthy plants to start for our canivorous garden! Fast shipping, as well as helpful and prompt communication. Will be ordering more. Thank you!
Southern Primrose Butterwort (Pinguicula Primuliflora) photo review
Penny S., Oak Lawn, IL (Verified Customer) March 28, 2024
April 8, 2024
Precious Primrose Butterwort
My order was processed and shipped quickly. Surprise….I have only had this Butterwort for just under a week, and she has bloomed!! She was small roote...More
My order was processed and shipped quickly. Surprise….I have only had this Butterwort for just under a week, and she has bloomed!! She was small rooted, which was explained in the paperwork, but naturally, I was still worried, but no need to be. CarnivorousPlants sells strong plants. Trusted the company and just moved forward. She is doing great. Not to mention a small stem came off when I was wrapping it in the sphagmoss, I placed it separate from the main plant in the moss and it too is doing great! (You will see the baby plant in the pic). Very happy with my purchases.
Staghorn Sundew (Drosera Binata) photo review
Penny S., Oak Lawn, IL (Verified Customer) March 28, 2024
April 8, 2024
Fancy Forked Sundew
I ordered this this Sundew because it was different. She is struggling a bit, I am trusting the process. After all, I have only had her for a few days...More
I ordered this this Sundew because it was different. She is struggling a bit, I am trusting the process. After all, I have only had her for a few days. It is a cool plant. Interesting things await, I am sure! Can’t wait to expand my collection with more beautiful babies.
Nepenthes St. Gaya – Carnivorous Pitcher Plant photo review
Penny S., Oak Lawn, IL (Verified Customer) March 28, 2024
April 8, 2024
Pretty Pitcher Plant
I received my Pitcher Plant very quickly. It is stronger than I anticipated, what a bonus! Her tubes/cups held up very nicely during shipping. Can’t w...More
I received my Pitcher Plant very quickly. It is stronger than I anticipated, what a bonus! Her tubes/cups held up very nicely during shipping. Can’t wait to see what is in store as she grows in my home.
Vogelgat's Cape Sundew (Drosera Capensis Vogelgat) photo review
Penny S., Oak Lawn, IL (Verified Customer) March 28, 2024
April 8, 2024
Beautiful Cape Sundew
I was very excited to receive this order, and it was shipped out very quickly too. I cannot express how happy I am to have found CarnivorousPlants.com...More
I was very excited to receive this order, and it was shipped out very quickly too. I cannot express how happy I am to have found CarnivorousPlants.com as my plant supplier. My Cape Sundew arrived happy and healthy. She is thriving. Started my collection with a Spoon Sundew and VFT (they arrived in Feb., even with Chicago weather, arrived perfect in every way) Now I have 6 Carnivorous plants.
Cape Sundew (Drosera capensis) "Big Pink" Form photo review
Adriel L., Jackson, GA (Verified Customer) March 27, 2024
April 2, 2024
Awesome
I ordered one of these and it arrived very quick and in very good shape.
Adult Plant: Giant Venus Flytrap “King Henry” Dionaea Muscipula Cultivar photo review
Burton L., Dunnellon, FL (Verified Customer) March 23, 2024
April 1, 2024
King Henry
This was a nice plant, looked like the photo, and bounced right into shape after potting! Very happy with the size and quality.
Large Adult Plant: Red Dragon Venus Flytrap “Akai Ryu” Dionaea Muscipula Cultivar photo review
Large Adult Plant: Red Dragon Venus Flytrap “Akai Ryu” Dionaea Muscipula Cultivar photo review
Large Adult Plant: Red Dragon Venus Flytrap “Akai Ryu” Dionaea Muscipula Cultivar photo review
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Burton L., Dunnellon, FL (Verified Customer) March 23, 2024
April 1, 2024
I purchased two of these
I had to know the stars on these because they were in pretty bad shape when I received them. I purchased two, one was okay but the other had three of ...More
I had to know the stars on these because they were in pretty bad shape when I received them. I purchased two, one was okay but the other had three of the traps torn off the original Rhizome. It was just laying there with one tiny root. I buried the root in the moss and have been babysitting for a few days now and it seems to be coming to life! All and all I was a little disappointed with the size of these two given the price, but it was March so perhaps they just were coming out of dormancy.
3x 5" Net Pots & Chilean Sphagnum Moss Growing Kit photo review
Julie S., Mountain View, AR (Verified Customer) March 19, 2024
March 29, 2024
Outstanding quality
I've never received plants shipped with such care. The little plants arrived in excellent condition, due in no small part to the phenomenal packing. E...More
I've never received plants shipped with such care. The little plants arrived in excellent condition, due in no small part to the phenomenal packing. Each little root ball (with growing medium) wrapped in a damp paper towel, wrapped in a plastic baggie, tied and taped, inside a cardboard tube, inside a mylar coated bubble wrap tube, inside a sturdy box. USPS could have probably dragged it behind their truck without these little plants sustaining any damage. Well done! I'll most definitely be a returning customer.
4.5 ounces, New Zealand Long-Fibered Sphagnum Moss photo review
Deb R., Ely, IA (Verified Customer) March 12, 2024
March 22, 2024
lots of moss!
I wasn't sure how much 4.5 ounces would be - it's a lot! I already used some from the box...it was jam-packed full when I received it. Lots of high-qu...More
I wasn't sure how much 4.5 ounces would be - it's a lot! I already used some from the box...it was jam-packed full when I received it. Lots of high-quality moss for my carnivorous plants!
3x 5" Net Pots & New Zealand Sphagnum Moss Growing Kit photo review
Deb R., Ely, IA (Verified Customer) March 12, 2024
March 22, 2024
pots and moss
There's not much to say—as expected, I received three 5" net pots and enough moss to fill each of them. Although they are plastic, net pots, they feel...More
There's not much to say—as expected, I received three 5" net pots and enough moss to fill each of them. Although they are plastic, net pots, they feel durable and should last for a few years, and the moss is high-quality.

FYI, if you're wondering about how big of a tray to use with these pots, they do fit in 1-gallon jugs that have been thoroughly cleaned and cut down in height. They are not the prettiest drip trays, but they will work until I find better-looking ones.
Adult Purple Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia Purpurea Venosa), Classic Variant photo review
Deb R., Ely, IA (Verified Customer) March 12, 2024
March 22, 2024
Very healthy plant
I've ordered carnivorous plants from this place before, so when I was ready to add to my collection, I had no hesitation about coming back for another...More
I've ordered carnivorous plants from this place before, so when I was ready to add to my collection, I had no hesitation about coming back for another. I placed my order in early spring, so I was expecting a tiny plant or even a dormant rhizome. Instead, I received a plant with nicely developed ~2" trumpets, and it was very well protected from being crushed by the other materials. I potted it up right away and it's doing great. I'm looking forward to watching it grow and seeing how it develops over the coming months.

Once again I am super happy with my purchase!
Adult Plant: Giant Venus Flytrap “Pinnacle” Dionaea Muscipula Cultivar photo review
Amy M., Ellisville, MO (Verified Customer) October 23, 2023
March 2, 2024
I’ve never had one before but I think it looks good.

Thanks
Aimee
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Why Purchase From CarnivorousPlants.com?






We’ve been in business selling carnivorous plants full time since 2009.

When you make a purchase from our website, you are supporting an American family-owned local business. Our plants put food on our table and make our livelihoods possible. God bless America and long live the USA.







We only sell tissue-cultured, propagated, and seed-grown plants.

We never have and never will possess any wild-harvested plants in our facility. Part of what makes this hobby exciting for us is knowing we are doing our part to preserve nature through educating customers and providing them with genetically superior plants that have withstood the tests of time and demand.





We offer the most generously-sized carnivorous plants on the market.

The top photo shows a Venus flytrap we recently shipped to one of our customers. The bottom photo was emailed to us from a customer showing a competitor’s flytrap they bought and received. Both plants were labeled “large” on the respective websites they were purchased from. The photos speak for themselves.

You can rest assured that when you receive a “large” plant from us, it will indeed a large (if not larger) plant. We walk the extra mile to ship customers the largest plants available in the market. In fact, one of our “large” plants would likely be classified as a “monster” or “mother plant” on a competitor’s website for triple or quadruple the price if they listed the identical plant.







Free shipping!

Believe it or not, each of our carnivorous plants comes with free standard shipping, which typically takes between 2-6 days upon purchase. Due to the sheer volume of plants we ship, we have negotiated shipping rate savings, which we pass onto our customers. Expedited and overnight options exist for additional cost.







We breed some of the rarest and most desirable cultivars.

We offer rare cultivars of certain plants that are highly sought after by collectors. For example, we are fully stocked with the King of all Venus flytraps: the famous B52. We also have Dente, King Henry, and Akai Ryu (Red Dragon) varieties in stock at all times.







Our carnivorous plant prices are the lowest on the market.

We offer the lowest carnivorous plant prices on the market. We can afford to do this due to the sheer volume of plants we sell. We sold over 2MM individual plants in 2020 alone. Since we breed and propagate all of our own plants, we pass the savings along to our customers.







We only sell stable, healthy, and hardened plants.

One of the biggest problems in the carnivorous plant industry today is that many specimens are grown and sold in conditions that are very gentle. Unfortunately, many customers do not have the ability to match these gentle conditions that many of the plants they purchase have been grown in their entire lives. As a result, many hobbyists purchase carnivorous plants that needlessly die–not because carnivorous plants are difficult to keep alive and grow, but because the plants being purchased have not been hardened. Our hope is that our state of the art nursery will create a revolution in the carnivorous plant industry in the USA– permanently changing this so that carnivorous plants, not just ones sold by us, but by other plant vendors as well, will be sold in more hardened conditions so that more collectors may enjoy this hobby without as many setbacks.







Our plant inventory is consistent and well-stocked.

We estimate the carnivorous plant hobby is rapidly growing at 15% per year. We are the largest carnivorous plant sellers in the world by volume. In our state of the art facility, we strive to maintain consistent and stable year round inventory to quench our customers’ insatiable demand for plants. Each plant you see on our website is available for sale.







Our return policy protects customers.

Each order submitted through our website is backed up by our competitive and robust return policy. In the extremely rare event something happens to your shipment as a result of USPS or FedEx screwing up, we will immediately replace your entire shipment without any cost to you.


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The case for meat-eaters: if eating meat is a sin, then why are some plants carnivorous?
— Siddharth Katragadda, Author

Carnivorous plants are plants that derive some or most of their nutrients from trapping and consuming animals or protozoans, typically insects and other arthropods. However, carnivorous plants generate energy from photosynthesis. Carnivorous plants have adapted to grow in places where the soil is thin or poor in nutrients, especially nitrogen, such as acidic bogs. Charles Darwin wrote Insectivorous Plants, the first well-known treatise on carnivorous plants, in 1875. Carnivorous plants can be found on all continents except Antarctica, as well as many Pacific islands.

Five basic trapping mechanisms are found in carnivorous plants:

  • Pitfall traps (pitcher plants) trap prey in a rolled leaf that contains a pool of digestive enzymes or bacteria.
  • Flypaper traps use a sticky mucilage.
  • Snap traps utilise rapid leaf movements.
  • Bladder traps suck in prey with a bladder that generates an internal vacuum.
  • Lobster-pot traps, also known as eel traps, force prey to move towards a digestive organ with inward-pointing hairs.

These traps may be active or passive, depending on whether movement aids the capture of prey. For example, Triphyophyllum is a passive flypaper that secretes mucilage, but whose leaves do not grow or move in response to prey capture. Meanwhile, sundews are active flypaper traps whose leaves undergo rapid acid growth, which is an expansion of individual cells as opposed to cell division. The rapid acid growth allows the sundew tentacles to bend, aiding in the retention and digestion of prey.