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Spoonleaved Sundew (Drosera Spatulata) photo review
James Q., New Palestine, IN (Verified Customer) June 21, 2025
June 27, 2025
Just in its new home.
Large Adult Plant: Giant Venus Flytrap "B52" Dionaea Muscipula Cultivar photo review
Jerry F., Surfside Beach, SC (Verified Customer) June 17, 2025
June 22, 2025
Hi, I purchased this plant from you recently. It was my first Venus fly trap and I did not think to inquire the name. Can you tell what type it is? Th...More
Hi, I purchased this plant from you recently. It was my first Venus fly trap and I did not think to inquire the name. Can you tell what type it is? Thanks
Adult Plant: Giant Venus Flytrap “King Henry” Dionaea Muscipula Cultivar photo review
Adult Plant: Giant Venus Flytrap “King Henry” Dionaea Muscipula Cultivar photo review
Adult Plant: Giant Venus Flytrap “King Henry” Dionaea Muscipula Cultivar photo review
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Mark S., Trinidad, CA (Verified Customer) June 13, 2025
June 22, 2025
Everything arrived in very good shape.

I will now follow your directions (info included with vft) to plant it.

I had a vft over 20 years ago tha...More
Everything arrived in very good shape.



I will now follow your directions (info included with vft) to plant it.




I had a vft over 20 years ago that was very large and healthy.




Knowing the inherent fragility of carnivorous plants; this specimen eventually died as well.




So since then, and every consecutive vft I purchased,  they eventually all died.




Keep in mind, I'm aware of the dormant seasons of the plant; using distilled water only, etc.




In the intervening years, when I was purchasing these traps (trying to recreate the essence of that first, healthy plant) . .




my girlfriend said I was 'Chasing the Traps' (similar to 'Chasing the Dragon' in drugspeak). Trying to reproduce that initial good experience.




I live on the coast in Northern California now; maybe this climate will help reproduce the that first healthy vft experience, maybe not . .




Regardless, the chase continues !




Thanks for reading.




- Mark
Adult Plant: Giant Venus Flytrap “Flexx” Dionaea Muscipula Cultivar photo review
Christopher H., Box Elder, SD (Verified Customer) May 30, 2025
June 15, 2025
Appreciate the check in - they are doing pretty good and are planted - here is a picture - thanks, chris
Adult Purple Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia Purpurea Venosa), Classic Variant photo review
Richard D., Asbury Park, NJ (Verified Customer) June 5, 2025
June 12, 2025
This was the first time buying from Carnivorousplants and I am totally satisfied with the quality of the plants I received as well as the way the plan...More
This was the first time buying from Carnivorousplants and I am totally satisfied with the quality of the plants I received as well as the way the plants were packed. They were shipped and received quickly . Any future CPs will be purchased here. I highly recommend this grower.
Large Adult Plant: Giant Venus Flytrap "B52" Dionaea Muscipula Cultivar photo review
Lisa S., Levittown, PA (Verified Customer) May 26, 2025
June 8, 2025
The plant arrived in good condition. I was a little surprised at its size. I thought , since it was a " large " size plant, that it would be bigger. B...More
The plant arrived in good condition. I was a little surprised at its size. I thought , since it was a " large " size plant, that it would be bigger. But I may have been over optimistic. So far, it seems to be acclimating. See the attached picture. Any advice or recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
Spoonleaved Sundew (Drosera Spatulata) photo review
Joseph M., Myrtle Beach, SC (Verified Customer) May 22, 2025
May 31, 2025
Here you go. Two plants in a glass vase/terrarium and the other in a bog bowl I set up today. We’re getting some good sunlight so the Sundews are unfu...More
Here you go. Two plants in a glass vase/terrarium and the other in a bog bowl I set up today. We’re getting some good sunlight so the Sundews are unfurling and flower stems shooting up. Photos below.
Spoonleaved Sundew (Drosera Spatulata) photo review
John G., West Lafayette, IN (Verified Customer) May 15, 2025
May 26, 2025
Hello, I'm sending the pics. I have another question, this next week or so the nighttime temps will be in the 40's this is too cold for the carnivores...More
Hello, I'm sending the pics. I have another question, this next week or so the nighttime temps will be in the 40's this is too cold for the carnivores to stay outside? Thanks, John G
Large Adult Plant: Red Dragon Venus Flytrap “Akai Ryu” Dionaea Muscipula Cultivar photo review
Barbara V., Santa Rosa, CA (Verified Customer) May 18, 2025
May 26, 2025
Thanks for checking in, Michael. My VFT arrived quickly and in good condition. I followed your thorough instructions. My plant and setup is in the pic...More
Thanks for checking in, Michael. My VFT arrived quickly and in good condition. I followed your thorough instructions. My plant and setup is in the pics. The grow light is off for the day but it’s 200W so I have it 6” above my VFT. Let me know if you have any suggestions. Barbara
Nepenthes St. Gaya – Carnivorous Pitcher Plant photo review
Garrett M., Las Vegas, NV (Verified Customer) April 26, 2025
May 12, 2025
Plants look amazing! Appreciate the extra nepenthes included, one of them looks insane! Very glad I chose to purchase through you again and got my sis...More
Plants look amazing! Appreciate the extra nepenthes included, one of them looks insane! Very glad I chose to purchase through you again and got my sister to place and order after seeing these. Thank you!
Spoonleaved Sundew (Drosera Spatulata) photo review
Garrett M., Las Vegas, NV (Verified Customer) April 26, 2025
May 12, 2025
Plants look amazing! Appreciate the extra nepenthes included, one of them looks insane! Very glad I chose to purchase through you again and got my sis...More
Plants look amazing! Appreciate the extra nepenthes included, one of them looks insane! Very glad I chose to purchase through you again and got my sister to place and order after seeing these. Thank you!
Southern Primrose Butterwort (Pinguicula Primuliflora) photo review
Garrett M., Las Vegas, NV (Verified Customer) April 26, 2025
May 12, 2025
Plants look amazing! Appreciate the extra nepenthes included, one of them looks insane! Very glad I chose to purchase through you again and got my sis...More
Plants look amazing! Appreciate the extra nepenthes included, one of them looks insane! Very glad I chose to purchase through you again and got my sister to place and order after seeing these. Thank you!
Nepenthes Alata - Carnivorous Pitcher Plant photo review
Victoria C., Purcellville, VA (Verified Customer) April 29, 2025
May 12, 2025
Here is a pic of tbe five in there new pots. I am keeping them on the  porch in filtered sun until they settle and mature.
Mature "Chipola River" Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia Leucophylla Chipola) photo review
Joan E., Richlands, NC (Verified Customer) April 22, 2025
April 28, 2025
Dear Michael,

Thanks for your e-mail.  I appreciate that you’re checking to make sure that the plants and I are happy.  Rest assured that the plant...More
Dear Michael,



Thanks for your e-mail.  I appreciate that you’re checking to make sure that the plants and I are happy.  Rest assured that the plants got to me very quickly.  They arrived in great shape.  The sundew and the flytraps need to bounce back a little after their trip, but that’s to be expected.  All of the plants are a nice size, and I’m very happy with them.  I’ll leave reviews soon.



I’m sending a photo so you can see them.  This is only a temporary setup for them, as they are going to be planted outside with most of my other carnivorous plants.(One of the flytraps isn’t in the picture because I gave it to my grandson.)



Thanks again,

Joanie
Adult Yellow Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia Flava) photo review
Joe M., Vero Beach, FL (Verified Customer) April 11, 2025
April 28, 2025
I appreciate you helping me. I’m not trying to get a new plant or anything. I’m just wondering if this is normal and if it will start to sprout new gr...More
I appreciate you helping me. I’m not trying to get a new plant or anything. I’m just wondering if this is normal and if it will start to sprout new growth, I do keep them outside. Here’s another picture with my other plants some of which I have bought from you. This picture was taken the day that it arrived.
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From our nursery to your collection: how we grow your plants!
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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.