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Ep 68: Carnivorous Plants with Peter D’ Amato

Welcome to the Outer Fringes! Today we are talking about carnivorous plants! I went on-location to California Carnivores, a carnivorous plant nursery in Sebastopol, CA just North of San Francisco. This nursery is open to the public and is well worth the beautiful drive!

The following link will take you to their website where you can buy any of the amazing plants you heard about on the podcast

California Carnivores

And if you are interested in keeping carnivorous plants one of the best (if not the best) reference would be The Savage Garden by Peter D’Amato. Click here to check out this excellent book:

Savage Garden Book


If you are interested in getting involved with Carnivorous Plants check out the International Carnivorous Plant Society!

You can see their Facebook page at ICPS Facebook Page

or the website at

International Carnivorous Plant Society

 


 

Tour of California Carnivores!

When you first show up you are greeted with a sculpture that gives you an idea of what is to come!

Front Plant for California Carnivores

Once you step inside you are greeted with a new world to explore!

entrance to Greenhouse

Bill and Nepenthes

These are Nepenthes tropical pitcher plants. You’ll likely run into Damon Collingsworth, the Co-owner of the nursery.

Damon

and Peter D’Amato, the author of The Savage Garden and the founder/co-owner of the California Carnivores nursery.

Peter DAmato

In this wonderful playground you’ll find a variety of carnivorous plants!

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Venus Fly Traps. This is a pot full of hungry mouths!

 

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Australian Pitcher Plant (Cephalotus)

 

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Cape Sundew (Drosera capensis)

 

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Cobra Pitcher Plant (Darlingtonia)

 

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Butterworts

 

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North American Pitcher Plants (Sarrecenia)

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And the carnivorous plants can go together in a fascinating garden!