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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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New Releases

Get ready to elevate your collection with these must-have additions!

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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

3 Pinguicula Windowsill Garden Kit
Pinguicula
Pinguicula

3 Pinguicula Windowsill Garden Kit

$ 49.99

Nepenthes x ‘Rebecca Soper’ Potted
Nepenthes x ‘Rebecca Soper’ Potted
Nepenthes x ‘Rebecca Soper’ Potted

Nepenthes x ‘Rebecca Soper’ Potted

$ 19.99

Pinguicula x “Shelob”

Drosera capensis wide leaf sundew
Drosera capensis wide leaf sundew

Drosera capensis 'wide leaf' Potted

$ 12.99

Byblis gigantea Potted
Byblis gigantea Potted

Byblis gigantea Potted

$ 149.99

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

$ 39.99

Utricularia livida Potted
Utricularia livida Potted
Utricularia livida Potted

Utricularia livida Potted

$ 12.99

Drosera rupicola “Orange” Potted
Drosera rupicola orange sundew
Drosera rupicola “Orange” Potted

Drosera rupicola “Orange” Potted

$ 29.99

Dionaea Red Bull
Dionaea m. ‘BCP Red Bull’ Potted
Dionaea m. ‘BCP Red Bull’ Potted

Dionaea m. ‘BCP Red Bull’ Potted

$ 34.99

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Top 5 Easiest Nepenthes
Nepenthes sanguinea Potted

Nepenthes sanguinea Potted

$ 12.99

Drosera capensis narrow sundew

Drosera capensis 'narrow leaf' Potted

$ 9.99

Pinguicula x “Rigel” BARE ROOT

Pinguicula x “Rigel” BARE ROOT

$ 24.99 $ 19.99

CalCarn Merch

The Savage Gardener

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Don't Tease My Traps

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The Bog Witch

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On Sale Plants

ON SALE

10% 0FF

Sarracenia leucophylla "White Wedding"

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ON SALE

15%

Dionaea m. 'Fondue'

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ON SALE

20%

Pinguicula x "Malibu Barbie"

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Testimonials

FAQs

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 ship all packages via USPS Priority Mail, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Please note that shipping times do not include processing time of 3 - 15 business days before your order leaves the nursery. Order processing accounts for your place in our order queue, and the time it takes our team to pull, clean, wrap, and pack your plants for shipment.