Carnivorous Plants in NYC

December 15, 2008 12:59 PM

Is there a store in New York City that specializes in (or at least sells) carnivorous plants?

I know that Evolution and AMNH probably have like the wacky Venus Fly Trap kits, but I'd prefer to get something that was actually cultivated and cared for by somebody who knew what they were doing.

posted by one_bean to Shopping (5 answers total)

Not-in-NY-but: California Carnivores is run by the guy who literally wrote the book on carnivorous plants. I've ordered from them online before and the plants arrived healthy, happy, and hungry.
posted by mudpuppie at 1:32 PM on December 15, 2008

Seconding California Carnivores. And if you have any questions, they're very quick to reply and help you out.
posted by katillathehun at 1:34 PM on December 15, 2008

Best answer: The garden shop at Brooklyn Botanic Garden should have them for sale. They may not specialize but I bet they do a pretty good job. (oh look: see here.)
posted by felix grundy at 1:47 PM on December 15, 2008

Response by poster: Thanks for the mail-order suggestions, but I need it on short notice. I've been to CA Carnivores before, and they are definitely great. I'll stop by the BBG, thanks!
posted by one_bean at 3:48 PM on December 15, 2008

Response by poster: Brooklyn Botanic Garden did, indeed, have both pitcher plants and venus fly traps (for $10 and $7, respectively), with instructions on how to take care of them. Admission was also free, probably because it was snowing/wintry mix. In sum, it was the best Yankee swap present until I opened the bag of lemons, limes, grapefruits, and miracle fruit. That was way cooler.
posted by one_bean at 10:35 PM on December 21, 2008