We are excited to announce a new stock of locally grown carnivorous plants including beautiful, hard-to-find pitcher plants, sundew and butterwort from a local grower and friend of Painters.

Medium, Large, XL: prices range from $22 to $50 (hover over photos for names/prices). Very limited stock--these always go fast!

Reptilian Rose, XL @ $50

Flava, M @ $28

Reptilian Rose, XL @ $50

Harvest of Gold, XL @ $50

White Top, XL @ $44

Harvest of Gold, XL @ $50

Linda Butt, L @ $40

Flava, M @ $28

S. alata x purpurea x flava rubricorpora, M @ $22

Assorted Bog Pitcher Plants

Sarracenia, various

• Perennial, zones 6-9

• Full sun, bright direct light

• Carnivorous beauty, digests insects for food

• Elegant flowers bloom spring to summer

• Thrives in wet, acidic, nutrient-poor soil

• Sensitive to chemicals in tap water, best to use rainwater or distilled

• Requires 3-4 months of winter dormancy triggered by cold temperatures (below 50°F)

Sarracenia do best when placed at the edge of a water garden or in a water barrel with their roots in the water but crown of the plant above. Growing them indoors is a bit tough - they prefer to basically be ignored with their roots in rain water/pond water year-round. Avoid any fertilizers or other chemicals in the water (which is best in a natural pond/wildlife-friendly water feature anyway). You can cut off dead pitchers and phyllodia (leaves that never open into pitchers but help with photosynthesis) when they are completely brown--if they are still partly green/red and flexible, they are still feeding the plant. Another benefit to growing these outside is then they can eat their own food - feeding pitchers is not typically recommended - it's best to let them attract and digest their preferred insects on their own! Basically, plop the pot in shallow water and ignore it -- other than obsessively photographing it!

Spoonleaf & Threadleaf Sundew - $9 ea

Drosera intermedia, Drosera filiformis

• Houseplant, bright direct light

• Carnivorous sticky leaves curl around trapped insects to digest them

• Tiny long-lasting pink blooms throughout the year

• Needs consistently moist soil; good choice for terrariums

• Can spend summers outdoors in full to part sun

Billy brought us a select number of precious sundews - choose from cute little spoons or long octopus-like threadleafs!

Butterwort - $14

Pinguicula primulaflora

IYKYK... these are quite popular amongst collectors and terrarium fanatics, but are often very hard to find. As they age, they build into a spreading clump of bright green-gold leaves which contrast beautifully with their tiny blooms. Again, limited numbers!

• Houseplant (or tender perennial in zones 7-9), bright indirect light best

• Carnivorous beauty native to the Southern US coastal plain; shiny leaves, covered in digestive glands, roll inward to consume insects when they land

• Violet flowers bloom spring-summer

• Requires constantly moist soil and cooler winter temperatures during dormancy (some folks place their butterworts and flytraps in the fridge for a few months each winter)