About California_Carnivores

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Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of carnivorous plants! California Carnivores is the oldest and largest carnivorous plant nursery in the United States, and we wrote the book on how to grow these fantastic plants; The Savage Garden. With over 30 years of experience growing carnivorous plants, our experts will answer your questions and show you rare plants on this channel. Visit our website to order plants and for more information, www.californiacarnivores.com.
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How are the Sarracenia purpurea growing?

Check in on the giant bowl of Sarracenia purpurea that we cut back in January. Here it is with its first flush of spring leaves. www.californiacarnivores.com #californiacarnivores #gardening #horticulture #botany #carnivorousplant #plant #houseplant #plantcare #pitcherplant #sarracenia

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How do Sarracenia lure in flies?

Have you ever wondered if pitcher plants really lure in bugs? And how well do they do it? Damon will show you where the nectar is on the plants, demonstrate with a few drugged flies and talk about how the bugs are lured in to the pitchers. www.californiacarnivores.com #gardening #horticulture #bot…

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Feeding Venus flytraps

Venus flytraps will catch plenty of prey if grown outside but plants grown inside our greenhouse aren’t going to find a meal. We feed them live mealworms once a month to supplement. Venus flytraps prefer live prey as they need to feel the continued movement of the bug in the closed trap to trigger …

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