California Carnivores not only has an unbeaten selection of carnivorous plants at fair prices, they take customer service to a whole different level; your plants will be brilliantly wrapped and shipped by folks that obviously love them, and if there's a problem they will do everything in their power to make it right and make their customers happy. You'd have to search far and wide to find an online store equal to them. I will be a customer for life! read more

As of today California Carnivores reach out about my purchase and has sent me replacement plants Was never looking to get something for free just wanted a business to back there products. So great job California Carnivores for being a company people can trust with their purchases. Have grown many carnivores before so not my first rodeo So would definitely doing business with them again FYI before purchasing any carnivorous plants do your homework first and read up how to properly take care of plants. read more

California Carnivores - Walmart 7$ Venus Flytrap - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Sebastopol, California

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I reached out as suggested above. Daniela responded right away. I'm very satisfied with the outcome and effort to make the shopping experience a good one. read more

When the original crew ran the place, it was great!! Since then, the shipping time is horrendous, you can no longer call them and they almost never answer your email . You pay extra for faster shipping but you still wait three weeks after you place your order and almost another week to get your plant! My son is still waiting for his plants. Will find some other plant nursery . read more

This is the only nursery I order from. Trial and error over the years taught me a lot. This is the second time that I got a bonus plant with the one I ordered. I will never expect it, but it's awesome when it happens. Since this is a genuine nursery, seeds drop amongst other plants and pop up later. I have leaves similar to a spatula that started growing with my Sawtooth Venus flytrap. I'm elated! read more

California Carnivores - Bonus! - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Sebastopol, California

The owner called and apologized for the shape of the plants I received and said he changed out the plugs for the future customers. Appreciate receiving MUCH BETTER looking replacement plants. read more

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They always pack their plants very well and have amazing plants! I have ordered from them multiple times and haven't had any issues.

Good prices. Shipped a venus fly trap that i ordered in about a week a couple of days. Packaging was very good and the plant arrived healthy. Soil was still moist. read more

I ordered online. Plenty selection of fun carnivorous plants. I got Venus fly trap, pitcher plant, pinguicula and carnivorous soil from them. They are thriving!!! I enjoy the educational YouTube videos as well. I wish they bring back more pinguiculas in stock, as well as the ping garden kit!! read more

After posting my review, I was actually able to get in contact with the California Carnivores and had everything sorted out and cleared up! They sent me a new Lilac Lollipop Pinguicula free of charge to replace my damaged ones! Highly recommend them! A bit expensive compared to some others but you're getting great service and amazing plants, even potted which isn't too common. As a newcomer to the hobby it's really helped me get deeper into without scaring me away! read more

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One year ago, I thought I'd look into keeping houseplants as a pandemic hobby. So I did some research on YouTube and stumbled upon California Carnivores' excellent videos on the care and culture of carnivorous plants. After watching a few of their videos, I was instantly hooked, remembering fondly of my childhood fascination with Venus flytraps, which I always promptly killed to my chagrin. So I got my first plant from Cal Carns, a Dionaea muscipula "King Henry" and it was a beautiful, small plant. It successfully came out of dormancy in the Spring of this year, 2022, and has grown into a huge monster of a plant over the summer, befitting it's name. Most of Cal Carn's plants are juvenile or younger but old enough to withstand the shipping process. I saw some reviews earlier that stated the plants are small and expensive. There's a reason for that. The kinds of plants you'll find in big box stores are mass cloned or seed grown "run of the mill" type plants. Your "typical" plant so to speak. And thus, these are cheaper. Nothing wrong with that. I have one. As well as a "typical from Cal Carns, which is also inexpensive. The kinds of clones and seed grown plants from nurseries like California Carnivores are of higher quality, more rare, or are highly desirable by collectors. With that said, I need to mention that I'm not only impressed by Cal Carn's quality plants, service, and outstanding shipping practices, but I'm also impressed by their continuing educational videos and social media posts of their beautiful photos of their plants. Also, I met these folks in person at the Bay Area Carnivorous Plant Society Show and Sale and they couldn't be nicer folks. To date, in this past year, I've purchased 60 plants from California Carnivores from "cheap" Venus fly trap typicals to pricey Nepenthes tropical pitcher plants and everything in between including North American pitcher plants, temperate and subtropical sundews, pygmy sundews, a dozen specialty cultivars of Venus flytraps, Cephalotus pitcher plants, and some non-carnivorous plants. 100% satisfied with every aspect of my purchases and learning from California Carnivores. These folks literally saved my sanity during this pandemic and helped create a lifelong hobby for me. I'm forever indebted to California Carnivores. They can take my money any time! read more

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I was so excited to get a bigger Venus Flytrap as I thought. Was very disappointed with what I got. So basically you can buy the exact size from Walmart for 6$ are you can pay the 28$ that they sell for. Actually the Walmart Flytrap has more buds then the 28$ one. Would not recommend this place for Venus Flytrap. Picture one on left 28$ one on right 6$ read more

California Carnivores - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Sebastopol, California

This place is amazing! I had never heard of it until my 9 year old grandson requested not the "typical carnivorous plant" for his birthday. So I went searching online and found this place! Unfortunately with the Covid still going on, they were closed. I just randomly picked two plants online and told them in a note, what they were for and to please feel free to change my order as I knew nothing about these types of plants. They sent them out fairly fast and when my grandson opened the box, he was so excited! He beamed! The facial expressions of him on FaceTime were worth everything. And as a bonus, this company added an extra special little plant for his birthday. It made my day along with my grandson. I can't thank you enough! read more

My step daughter saw a decoration at a store and asked about it.( Venus fly trap) we talked about how the plant eats bugs. She asked if there were more plants that eat bugs. I said I'm sure there are I don't know about them but I know a place that does. Took the short drive out to south Sebastopol. We walked in an they have fake displays of very large versions of carnivorous plants. We were greeted by a gentlemen in the back asked if he could help. Explained we wanted to learn more about the carnivorous plants. He directed us to the showroom that had plaques explaining most the plant varieties displayed. I attached photos of the most interesting ones. Very informative. We got to one part near the employee area and it had a funky smell to it- so we finished up quickly and thanked the guy. Asked him briefly about the smell. He said it's probably a dead rodent as there are weasels in the area. Also mentioned that the carnivorous plant list has been added a lot over the few decades he's been curating them. If you're wanting to have a plant that works and keeps bugs away then I suggest you learn and purchase from California Carnivores. read more

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I received the Deluxe Plant Beginner's Bog Kit as a Father's Day gift in excellent condition and had a great time planting it by following the instructions. The plants are doing quite well as you can see by the enclosed photo #1. However, there is one plant growing in the center that I cannot identify. It is shown in a 2nd Photo #2 is all green and growing quite rapidly. Could you please identify this plant for me, as it must have been in the soil? read more

California Carnivores - Photo #2 - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Sebastopol, California

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Great online shopping, plants always arrive healthy, however it does take long for them to ship and arrive.

I purchased two new carnivorous plants from them after watching a ton of their videos on YouTube helped me learn a ton about my plants really happy with what I got. This is my first nepenthes, I started my collection with a sun dew and some purple pitcher plants I got at my local nursery. They came to me nicely packaged and I transplanted my butter wart Into a new pot overall recommend their plants. read more

California Carnivores - Nepenthes rarnispina x robcantleyi - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Sebastopol, California

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I have ordered VFT's, and Caped Sundews from California Carnivores and every delivery has been prompt and very well packaged. Every delivery came with a detailed instruction sheet so as to give each plant the best chance of doing well. My plants arrived in excellent condition and after an acclimation period are now thriving! I am very new to carnivorous pants and California Carnivores is a one stop shop. I check the website often to keep up with any new arrivals and or lowered prices. Simply amazing! read more

I ordered a large mature division Cobra Lily (Darlingtonia californica) because I have some myself and wanted even more. The plant I received from them was beautiful, a deep red (meaning it had been in true sunlight always) with no brown. It was meticulously packed but easy to unpack and was indeed large. You can very much tell that they know their carnivorous plants and care about how you receive them. I've grown Carnivorous plants for awhile and California Carnivores are wonderful ambassadors to the extremely beautiful and truly fascinating world of carnivorous plants. I would strongly recommend them for any level of carnivorous plant gardener. read more

California Carnivores - Cobra lily (Darlingtonia californica) -large mature division - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Sebastopol, California

This is the place to come if you want to see a lot of carnivorous plants. We made the trip from Alameda, CA and it took a while to get there. The selection of plants is amazing, they even have the corpse plant baby plants. There is a section that is only a collection area and nothing is for sale. So many different types of plants, makes us jealous that we can only grow a select few plants in our home area. Sundews, Butterworts, Venus Fly Traps. We only had a problem getting someone to help us, we asked for help three times and was told that the other woman there would come to assist us, she never came to even talk with us. We definitely were ready to purchase if we had help. We decided to leave after walking around for over an hour. We went to a competitor in Half Moon Bay the next day and purchased there. read more

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Received 4 plants in excellent condition. Appreciated the information page and direction to their YouTube page to continue care for my plants. Appreciate their email communication also. read more

California Carnivores - My new plants , repotted 3 - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Sebastopol, California

I naught the large kit and and 7 plants fly traps 2 different sundoos and a couple of pitcher plants Easy to set up, plant all not only survived but are growing better than I ever expected, easy to take care of read more

California Carnivores - Plants - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Sebastopol, California

Pretty unique, cool place to explore! Not knowing much about these plants on how to care for, etc. we were just looking when we asked about them and were assured they were in fact quite easy and learned the basics. We decided to get one and it's still alive and happy - and pretty cool! But this place has quite the selection! With plants of sizes, shapes and prices! And knowledgeable staff with everything you need to get started! They have a good selection of air plants, too! read more

Pygmy Dew: I knew they were small but holy moly! I also expected maybe two or three but there's a good eight! They don't have any dew which is expected with travel but they're beautiful! Very nicely packaged. This was my first time ordering from California Carnivores but I'll definitely be ordering more. Very happy with my purchase and awesome prices! read more

Been going here since I was a little kid. I love growing Carnivorous Plants and this place sell the best of them all. Peter who is a generous kind-hearted man, never afriad to ask how my plants are doing; recommends me some tips ranging from plant care to greenhouse care. I have a big bog and a greenhouse so I buy mostly all my sarracenia, nepenthes here. Most of the plants will come with a little freebie like urticaria or/and a sundew. To be honest, I hate the sundews because they are invading my bog/greenhouse. They grow like crazy, maybe for you sundews fans you might appreciate that. Their plants are high quality/healthy and worth the price to pay due to the great care the plants CC put them in. Majority of other nurseries have plants that looks good and just grows but in the inside, are suspectable prone to get sick very easily. Those who like to order online, they have more selections if you call them up! They definitely have a lot of rare plants/ plants you want in stock but not shown online. Don't be afriad, talk to Peter or Damon. They won't 'bite'. Definitely come here on a monthly basis so will be back very soon! Thanks Peter read more

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The biggest carnivorous plants you have ever seen. Wonderful displays. Great selection of carnivorous plants, and also others including monstera deliciosa (the "Swiss Cheese" plant) and mimosa pudica (the "sensitive" plant). So much fun! Worth swinging by if you are in Wine Country. read more

California Carnivores - Salescat of the year! - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Sebastopol, California

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California Carnivores is an absolute gem of a nursery. This place is less a retail establishment than it is a museum with a gift shop. The owners and staff are incredibly knowledgeable, patient, and friendly. The right mix of accessible but not overbearing. Even if you don't want to take a carnivorous plant home for yourself, you should absolutely visit California Carnivores for their show room of plants from around the world. They could practically charge admission! Long story short, if you're in the neighborhood, you would be remiss to not drop by and check this place out. Who knows, you just might get sucked into the hobby. Thank you to Peter, Damon, Daniela, and everyone else that works to make CC so special. Conservation thru cultivation, and may you be around for another 30 years! read more

This place is so cool! I stopped by and wanted to check this out since Ive never ever been to a nursery that grows carnivorous plants. It has a range of plants for sale that starts from $2 all the way to the hundreds. The bigger the pricier. Beginner ones are affordable and I bought good starter ones for myself. The people there are very knowledgable and will let you know how to take care of them. I will swing by for another trip! read more

Worth a stop if you're in the area, but it's more like a museum with some small plants for sale. Most of the store seemed to be not for sale, display only. There were many pitcher plants that I saw that I would like to have purchased, but couldn't find them for sale. The employees were friendly but didn't offer any assistance. Glad I got to see it read more

California Carnivores - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Sebastopol, California

I LOVE this place. I know whenever I come here, I will be entertained by the variety and abundance of different carnivorous plants everywhere. There are SO many, it looks like someone's personal hobby, turned into obsession in overdrive. I'm someone that loves Biology anyway, so this is naturally a place that really works well for me. I like the idea of being able to take a drive here on a weekend, and being able to wander around a bunch of Carnivorous plants, for free. It's like a free walk about around a science museum. If I see some plants I really want, (payday willing) I can buy them! Though I often go there under the premise that I don't 'need' to buy anything: I almost always buy something. I was once a member of the ICPS (International Carnivorous Plant Society) so it is a real treat to see (in person) many different kinds of butterworts, sundrews, pitcher plants. They've got sundews here, you would be hard pressed to find even at another place that specialise in Carnivorous Plants! The workers here are always chill. The prices are good (many of their plants are kind of 'rare' in the carnivorous plant world, so expect to see some venus fly traps that might cost more than the unhealthy ones you might see at a budget Hardware store). I love hanging out and getting plants from here! read more

Little Shop of Horrors? Hardly! This is the Little Shop of Awesomeness. I've been interested in this nursery for some time now, and finally had the chance to visit this past weekend. If you are interested in carnivorous plants and meeting one of the foremost experts (Peter D'Amato) in the field, then this place is a must-see. It's about an hour's drive from SF and well worth the effort. There is a sign on the road making it quite easy to spot, and a nice paved parking area in the front. Besides giving you an excuse to drive over the GG Bridge, you can also make a pit-stop in Petaluma to get a bite to eat and check out the 10 million antique stores and art galleries. My interest in carnivorous plants began last summer when I bought my first Venus Flytrap. Amazed that I haven't killed it, I decided to expand my collection. At California Carnivores, I picked up 2 Nepenthes pitcher plants (a Ventricosa and a Marbled Dragon!) as well as a couple of cute little sundews. The Cape Sundew has little pink tentacle like fibers with a drop of dew resting on the end of each one. It's cute like Hello Kitty, but dangerous like the predator she is. Just like me! The Nepenthes pitcher plants are quite small for now, with pitchers that are only 4 to 5 inches tall. However, these things will vine out and produce huge pitchers in a few years. My goal is to have ones as big as my head. Some people like prize tomatoes, I like prize sized plants that will eat small animals. When choosing your first carnivorous plant, follow the nursery's suggestions and pick the right plants for your environment at home. They have made selecting very easy by separating outdoor plants from indoor ones and each species has a convenient checklist posted by each one to advise on temperature, soil, humidity, dormancy, etc. All things you must consider if you want your plant to survive. Carnivorous plants are not only fascinating to observe, they present a challenge to anyone with an interest and commitment to cultivating them. I'm terrible with the average houseplant, but give me something exotic and rare (and kind of gross) and I will do whatever I can to get it to flourish. Plus, I get the satisfaction and pleasure of feeding them live creepy crawlies that dare enter my abode. read more

California Carnivores - Bowl of Venus Flytraps - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Sebastopol, California

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Super awesome, bitchin' place. Come here to adopt your very own Audrey II. Nursery specializing in venus fly traps, bladderworts, butterworts, pitcher plants. Strategically placed among the plants are a bunch of plastic snakes, toads and lizards that still manage to catch me off guard and make me flinch like I have some kind of neurological disorder every 3 minutes. Smallest plants start around $8-10 bucks. The bigger or more exotic ones can be pricey. Starter collections of 3 plants with a discount available. These plants aren't exactly low-maintenance. As much as I wanted to go home with some new creepy bug munchers, I decided that I'm just not ready for the commitment yet. read more

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well what can be said that has not already be said? This is THE place to get carnivorous plants. They have all types of sundews, sarracenia, pinguicula, nepenthes, and they even have Heliamphora and Darlingtonia! Their plants are all healthy and the setup is one of a kind. Get on down here to buy any type of carniverous plant you want or even if you want to just look. They dont want me to tell you that, but the truth of the matter is that carniverous plants can be a bit challenging, but they sure are cool to look at. In any case, if you want to get into the whole carniverous plant thing, then this is THE place. Never seen anything like it before. read more

Please ignore the review written by "Tom S, the Radiology Tech," and double check that he's not taking your x-rays next time you're in the hospital. Why? Either he can't read the address stated above here for the nursery [and he went to the old location, the one they left 5 years ago] or he can't tell when a business is closed for the day [they're closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, but even then, there's almost always somebody there working]. And even if a business IS gone, why would you give it one star? That said, I'm not an employee, I am just a huge fan. This is the worlds largest collection of carnivorous plants that is open to the general public. It is an extremely valuable resource, and the people who work there are extremely valuable sources of knowledge for carnivorous plants as well as many other rare and interesting plants. Peter D'Amato, the owner, is the author of Savage Garden: Cultivating Carnivorous Plants, which is the best book for budding cp growers and enthusiasts. http://www.amazon.com/Savage-Garden-Cultivating-Carnivorous-Plants/dp/0898159156/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/002-7551085-0940016?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194575780&sr=1-2 The nursery is child friendly, educational, entertaining, and whimsical, with rubber snakes and toy monsters hiding among the plants. The nursery has a display section for large beautiful specimens and a retail section for many of the plants found on display. If there is something you like in the displays, they can certainly provide you with your own as well as information on how to keep it alive and well. While the prices may seem steeper [about $12 for a flytrap, $8 for a sundew] than those of a typical house plant found at the local Home Despot, one must understand that the plants are not cultivated the same way pansies and ficuses are grown. A lot of time and care go into these plants. Venus Flytraps will take over 4 years for the plant to reach the diameter of a quarter under the best growing conditions. Many of the plants are not as popular and widespread in cultivation, their fickle growing habits and needs can be a daunting and ultimately heart breaking task, the rare plants that do reach maturity are highly sought after by collectors. While they are open year round, the best time to visit is in the summer months, when most of the temperate climate plants are in bloom. They also accept volunteers to help with weeding, watering, and in the autumn/winter, pruning of the old leaves from the plants. They do make it work your effort. read more

California Carnivores - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Sebastopol, California

I'm told this is the largest collections of carnivorous plants in the United States, and I would not be surprised in the slightest if that were true. These folks know their stuff! Browsing is a treat in and of itself, but then I asked for help picking out the right sundew for my kitchen; they asked me which way the window faced, what kind of light it gets each day, how humid the air is, and then recommended a specific variety of sundew that would probably like that environment best. This little guy is nearly twice the size now than it was when I brought it home-- I'd say the suggestions were spot on! And I haven't seen a fruit fly or mosquito in the house since. Even if you don't plan to bring a succulent or carnivorous plant home (though, why wouldn't you?), it's worth visiting this unique sanctuary-- about half the space is display-only anyway. Sometimes most of the staff (or the cat) seem to be hiding in the back/working on plant care, but give it a few minutes or a polite holler and someone will probably saunter out to help. read more

California Carnivores - My sundew enjoying AM direct light, afternoon indirect light and San Francisco's constantly moderate humidity. - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Sebastopol, California

THIS PLACE IS AWESOME!!!!!! And is the super mecca of Carnivores plants. There is not another place around like it! It is the hugest gallery of plants I have ever seen. And is definitely a must see if you are from out of town. I have been getting my flytraps here for years. Some of which I've had for 8+ years. Just beware....if you DO NOT listen to exactly what these professionals tell you to do, you will likely kill your plant you just spent your hard earned money on. Do exactly what they say!!!!! These guys are the real deal! The most experienced, knowledgeable and professional Carnivoristic plant people around. Go and check them out! read more

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Loved it . I love these plants and it's not easy finding them. We were greeted when we walked in. And they answered our questions. Defanitly bought plants too. We will come back for sure read more

Really cool shop. We happened in bc we were getting our tires done across the way. Awesome plants and staff, definitely worth dropping in to check it out read more

California Carnivores - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Sebastopol, California

What's not to love about this cool place?! So many varieties of carnivorous plants, jaw droppingly cute and a little scary cuz they EAT bugs! The sweet lady who works there took her time out to educate my kids on all the plants and what they all need to survive, and helped us pick out 5 varieties to take home. She even potted them together for me! Taught the kids how to do that too. Such a great place to take kids to learn about the world of unique plants. read more

Worth a visit when you are in the area or just passing by. (Or even dedicate a trip to this place!) We took a road trip from Portland down to Los Angeles and took an hour-ish detour to visit this place and it was well worth it. Even my copilot, who was not into carnivorous plants, was well-entertained by the selection and decoration...and don't forget the cat. I ended up with a Sarracenia and a Nepenthes. Reasonable pricing too, if you know your carnivorous plant prices ;) ! read more

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