A note for beginners: growing carnivorous plants from seed is usually a slow and delicate process. It could take as long as 3-4 years to grow an American pitcher plant that we sell for $9.99, and Venus flytraps can take seven years to mature.
It is also important to note that cultivars of plants like Venus flytraps are not genetically identical to their parent plants when grown from seed. While the seed will have much of the genetic similarities to the parent cultivars, each seed is genetically unique and cannot be labeled as a pure cultivar. Click here for our seed sowing tips!
For international orders, California Carnivores will not be responsible for additional costs due to importing, such as customs charges. Seed orders are shipped in padded envelopes.
We also have a whole seed sowing guide on our YouTube page to help you get the best results:
Dionaea m. “Gaping Maw” not only has giant traps, but the huge traps also gape wide open like the waiting jaws of some primordial beast! It forms tons of traps on tall petioles, each gigantic and wide-open, ready for a meal!
These are open-pollinated, meaning the plants have been pollinated naturally, without our help, in our substantial botanical collection of select Venus flytrap cultivars. Venus flytraps are temperate plants and will have the best germination rate with a period of cold stratification. They can take many, many months to germinate. Sometimes, they will sprout within days, but taking a few months is more common. We’ve seen them take as long as a year!
Dionaea m. "Red Line CK" Seed Pack (12 seeds/pack)
Dionaea m. “Red Line CK” is a rare cultivar from Christian Klein. These plants are tall, with nicely proportioned traps and are all green but develop orange to red coloration on the interior of the traps with time.
These are open-pollinated, meaning the plants have been pollinated naturally, without our help, in our substantial botanical collection of select Venus flytrap cultivars. Venus flytraps are temperate plants and will have the best germination rate with a period of cold stratification. They can take many, many months to germinate. Sometimes, they will sprout within days, but taking a few months is more common. We’ve seen them take as long as a year!
Dionaea m. "Sam Flytrap" Seed Pack (12 seeds/pack)
Dionaea muscipula "Sam Flytrap"is a beautiful and vigorous cultivar. It has large, upright summer traps that are dark red, arching off long, thin petioles. The younger plants and plants early in the growing season will grow lower traps, more petite and greener but will darken with time.
These are open-pollinated, meaning the plants have been pollinated naturally, without our help, in our substantial botanical collection of select Venus flytrap cultivars. Venus flytraps are temperate plants and will have the best germination rate with a period of cold stratification. They can take many, many months to germinate. Sometimes, they will sprout within days, but taking a few months is more common. We’ve seen them take as long as a year!
Dionaea m. "Seed-Grown DC" Seed Pack (12 seeds/pack)
Believe it or not, Damon has grown the same Venus flytraps since he was 12 years old! He's always grown them all together in one bog garden. They are a mix of various clones that he picked up over the years so they do vary, but all of them are tried and true. This is your chance to own a little piece of California Carnivores history! The initials "DC" only refer to them being grown by Damon and are not meant to represent a specific cultivar.
These are open-pollinated, meaning the plants have been pollinated naturally, without our help, in our substantial botanical collection of select Venus flytrap cultivars. Venus flytraps are temperate plants and will have the best germination rate with a period of cold stratification. They can take many, many months to germinate. Sometimes, they will sprout within days, but taking a few months is more common. We’ve seen them take as long as a year!
Dionaea muscipula 'Gap Tooth' has long teeth with large spaces between the teeth.
These are open-pollinated, meaning the plants have been pollinated naturally, without our help, in our substantial botanical collection of select Venus flytrap cultivars. Venus flytraps are temperate plants and will have the best germination rate with a period of cold stratification. They can take many, many months to germinate. Sometimes, they will sprout within days, but taking a few months is more common. We’ve seen them take as long as a year!
Dionaea m. Seed-Grown Christian Klein Seed Pack (12 seeds/pack)
These are collected from seed-grown flytraps from numerous cultivars, and each one is unique and fun! These plants were grown by famed collector and grower Christian Klein. These seeds are sure to be quite genetically diverse! We do not know what cultivars they are and have no way of knowing, but all of his seed-grown plants are always amazing!
Dionaeam. are the archetypal Venus flytraps with green petioles and red-blushing interiors. Over time, they can get quite large and be very vigorous.
These are open-pollinated, meaning the plants have been pollinated naturally, without our help, in our substantial botanical collection of select Venus flytrap cultivars. Venus flytraps are temperate plants and will have the best germination rate with a period of cold stratification. They can take many, many months to germinate. Sometimes, they will sprout within days, but taking a few months is more common. We’ve seen them take as long as a year!
This lovely dentate flytrap has peachy red trap interiors and thin petioles.
These are open-pollinated, meaning the plants have been pollinated naturally, without our help, in our substantial botanical collection of select Venus flytrap cultivars. Venus flytraps are temperate plants and will have the best germination rate with a period of cold stratification. They can take many, many months to germinate. Sometimes, they will sprout within days, but taking a few months is more common. We’ve seen them take as long as a year!
Dionaea m. ‘Creeping Death’ Seed Pack (12 seeds/pack)
Named after the Metallica song, ‘Creeping Death’ is a determined killer! This plant grows long, thin petioles with large traps that quickly overtake nearby flytraps to steal all of their food!
These are open-pollinated, meaning the plants have been pollinated naturally, without our help, in our substantial botanical collection of select Venus flytrap cultivars. Venus flytraps are temperate plants and will have the best germination rate with a period of cold stratification. They can take many, many months to germinate. Sometimes, they will sprout within days, but taking a few months is more common. We’ve seen them take as long as a year!
A vicious looking form of the Venus flytrap, 'Dente' has little shark's teeth lining the trap instead of the more typical eyelash-like structures.
These are open-pollinated, meaning the plants have been pollinated naturally, without our help, in our substantial botanical collection of select Venus flytrap cultivars. Venus flytraps are temperate plants and will have the best germination rate with a period of cold stratification. They can take many, many months to germinate. Sometimes, they will sprout within days, but taking a few months is more common. We’ve seen them take as long as a year!
Dionaea m. ‘Fine tooth x Red’ Seed Pack (12 seeds/pack)
This is a great flytrap with dark red traps, arching, fine teeth and nice sized traps! It tends to grow lower to the ground in large rosettes of traps.
These are open-pollinated, meaning the plants have been pollinated naturally, without our help, in our substantial botanical collection of select Venus flytrap cultivars. Venus flytraps are temperate plants and will have the best germination rate with a period of cold stratification. They can take many, many months to germinate. Sometimes, they will sprout within days, but taking a few months is more common. We’ve seen them take as long as a year!
Dionaeam. 'FTS Etna' is an attractive cultivar selected for its impressive vigor and size as a seedling. ‘Etna’ is names for a Sicilian Volcano and has big, beautiful traps on thick petioles. Some traps raise up high, and others gracefully drape over the sides of the pot.
These are open-pollinated, meaning the plants have been pollinated naturally, without our help, in our substantial botanical collection of select Venus flytrap cultivars. Venus flytraps are temperate plants and will have the best germination rate with a period of cold stratification. They can take many, many months to germinate. Sometimes, they will sprout within days, but taking a few months is more common. We’ve seen them take as long as a year!
Dionaeam. 'Gargoyle' is a fun cultivar with lightly colored spots on the traps and petioles in the spring and summer. It’s an easy-growing, pretty plant.
These are open-pollinated, meaning the plants have been pollinated naturally, without our help, in our substantial botanical collection of select Venus flytrap cultivars. Venus flytraps are temperate plants and will have the best germination rate with a period of cold stratification. They can take many, many months to germinate. Sometimes, they will sprout within days, but taking a few months is more common. We’ve seen them take as long as a year!
Dionaea m. 'Harmony' is a lovely, all green cultivar that forms low rosettes with short teeth. It forms lots of traps readily.
These are open-pollinated, meaning the plants have been pollinated naturally, without our help, in our substantial botanical collection of select Venus flytrap cultivars. Venus flytraps are temperate plants and will have the best germination rate with a period of cold stratification. They can take many, many months to germinate. Sometimes, they will sprout within days, but taking a few months is more common. We’ve seen them take as long as a year!
Dionaea m. “Orton’s Giant” Seed Pack (12 seeds/pack)
Dionaeam. “Orton’s Giant” is a classic giant cultivar that has stood the test of time for a beautiful flytrap. These plants have thick petioles and huge traps!
These are open-pollinated, meaning the plants have been pollinated naturally, without our help, in our substantial botanical collection of select Venus flytrap cultivars. Venus flytraps are temperate plants and will have the best germination rate with a period of cold stratification. They can take many, many months to germinate. Sometimes, they will sprout within days, but taking a few months is more common. We’ve seen them take as long as a year!
Dionaeam. 'Spider’ has very long, thin petioles that stick straight up in the air. Named because the petioles are reminiscent of spiders legs! It’s an extremely vigorous, clumping plant as well!
These are open-pollinated, meaning the plants have been pollinated naturally, without our help, in our substantial botanical collection of select Venus flytrap cultivars. Venus flytraps are temperate plants and will have the best germination rate with a period of cold stratification. They can take many, many months to germinate. Sometimes, they will sprout within days, but taking a few months is more common. We’ve seen them take as long as a year!
Dionaea m. ‘UK Sawtooth’ Seed Pack (12 seeds/pack)
Dionaeam. 'UK Sawtooth' is a beautiful dentate flytrap that will turn blood red all along the edges of its shark-like teeth! The traps are nice in size and grow on upright petioles in summer. It’s a very vigorous, fast-growing cultivar.
These are open-pollinated, meaning the plants have been pollinated naturally, without our help, in our substantial botanical collection of select Venus flytrap cultivars. Venus flytraps are temperate plants and will have the best germination rate with a period of cold stratification. They can take many, many months to germinate. Sometimes, they will sprout within days, but taking a few months is more common. We’ve seen them take as long as a year!
Dionaea m. “001 New Dente” Seed Pack (12 seeds/pack)
This cultivar has mid sized, nicely formed dentate traps!
These are open-pollinated, meaning the plants have been pollinated naturally, without our help, in our substantial botanical collection of select Venus flytrap cultivars. Venus flytraps are temperate plants and will have the best germination rate with a period of cold stratification. They can take many, many months to germinate. Sometimes, they will sprout within days, but taking a few months is more common. We’ve seen them take as long as a year!
Dionaea m. “024 Carnivoria” Seed Pack (12 seeds/pack)
Dionaeam. “024 Carnivoria" is a cultivar we've grown in our botanical collection for a few years. Large traps rise up off of tall petioles in summer and it makes lots of red mouthed traps with long teeth.
These are open-pollinated, meaning the plants have been pollinated naturally, without our help, in our substantial botanical collection of select Venus flytrap cultivars. Venus flytraps are temperate plants and will have the best germination rate with a period of cold stratification. They can take many, many months to germinate. Sometimes, they will sprout within days, but taking a few months is more common. We’ve seen them take as long as a year!
Dionaea m. ”90’s Clone,” is a plant we’ve grown for years from Mike Wang! It’s been a good, vigorous grower for decades!
These are open-pollinated, meaning the plants have been pollinated naturally, without our help, in our substantial botanical collection of select Venus flytrap cultivars. Venus flytraps are temperate plants and will have the best germination rate with a period of cold stratification. They can take many, many months to germinate. Sometimes, they will sprout within days, but taking a few months is more common. We’ve seen them take as long as a year!
Dionaea m. “All Green Seed-Grown” Seed Pack (12 seeds/pack)
We love all-green flytraps! They’re so lovely and always stand out in a collection! This cultivar has large, upright traps.
These are open-pollinated, meaning the plants have been pollinated naturally, without our help, in our substantial botanical collection of select Venus flytrap cultivars. Venus flytraps are temperate plants and will have the best germination rate with a period of cold stratification. They can take many, many months to germinate. Sometimes, they will sprout within days, but taking a few months is more common. We’ve seen them take as long as a year!
Dionaea m. “Australian Red Rosetted” Seed Pack (12 seeds/pack)
Dionaea m. “Australian Red Rosetted” is a wonderful, iconic-looking Venus flytrap. The red interior of the traps is highlighted by the bright green of the leaves, low growing, on wide petioles. These plants form beautiful rosettes of traps, sometimes growing taller traps in summer.
These are open-pollinated, meaning the plants have been pollinated naturally, without our help, in our substantial botanical collection of select Venus flytrap cultivars. Venus flytraps are temperate plants and will have the best germination rate with a period of cold stratification. They can take many, many months to germinate. Sometimes, they will sprout within days, but taking a few months is more common. We’ve seen them take as long as a year!
Dionaea m. “BCP Clone X11” Seed Pack (12 seeds/pack)
Dionaea m. “BCP Clone X11” is a rare offering for us. This cultivar has short triangular teeth (like sharks teeth), orange-green color of the traps, and only 2 sensitive hairs on each leaf!
These are open-pollinated, meaning the plants have been pollinated naturally, without our help, in our substantial botanical collection of select Venus flytrap cultivars. Venus flytraps are temperate plants and will have the best germination rate with a period of cold stratification. They can take many, many months to germinate. Sometimes, they will sprout within days, but taking a few months is more common. We’ve seen them take as long as a year!
Dionaea m. “Carniplants 003” Seed Pack (12 seeds/pack)
Dionaea m. ”Carniplants 003” is one of the rarer plants in our botanical collection! Mature traps flare backwards and edged with dentate cilia.
These are open-pollinated, meaning the plants have been pollinated naturally, without our help, in our substantial botanical collection of select Venus flytrap cultivars. Venus flytraps are temperate plants and will have the best germination rate with a period of cold stratification. They can take many, many months to germinate. Sometimes, they will sprout within days, but taking a few months is more common. We’ve seen them take as long as a year!
Dionaea m. ”Carniplants 007” Seed Pack (12 seeds/pack)
Dionaeam. “007 Carniplants" is one of the fun and rare cultivars Damon was able to add to our collection a few years ago. The color contrast of these traps is fantastic! The interior is bright cherry-red, and the outer margin is highlighter yellow-green with gently rippling, short, jagged teeth. They always stand out because of this vivid coloration!
These are open-pollinated, meaning the plants have been pollinated naturally, without our help, in our substantial botanical collection of select Venus flytrap cultivars. Venus flytraps are temperate plants and will have the best germination rate with a period of cold stratification. They can take many, many months to germinate. Sometimes, they will sprout within days, but taking a few months is more common. We’ve seen them take as long as a year!
We love our new Venus fly trap. She’s so healthy and is doing great. Thank you so much for sending us a beautiful healthy plant. I miss being able to visit your store. I will you would open up again. I will continue to order from online until then.