News — sarracenia

We will be at Haywood's Historic Farmer's Market every other Saturday from April through October! We will bring with us an assortment of carnivorous plants including Drosera, Sarracenia, Flytraps, and Nepenthes each week. Come often as the inventory is ever changing. Something new I'm really excited for this year- We are going to be selling "Bog Builder" kits for people who want to start their own carnivorous plant bog.  This is our first year being at this market and I can't wait to vend here. There are some really amazing people who sell everything from fresh fruits and veggies to...

We will be at the North Asheville Tailgate Market every other Saturday from April to October! We will bring with us an assortment of Drosera, Sarracenia, Flytraps, and Nepenthes each week. Come often as the inventory is ever changing. Something new I'm really excited for this year- We are going to be selling "Bog Builder" kits for people who want to start their own carnivorous plant bog.    This year the market will be in an alternative location until the construction around the UNCA campus wraps up. For now, the market is being held in LOT 34. Here is a...

We had the opportunity to attend the Flytrap Frolic this year in Wilmington, NC! It is a fundraiser hosted by the Coastal Land Trust, an amazing organization that works to conserve our beautiful Carolina coastline through education and stewardship. It is a free event that is great for the whole family featuring arts/crafts, face painting, games and guides that can answer all your burning carnivorous questions. We supplied the flytraps that were sold at the entrance to the event. They were completely SOLD OUT in the first 30 minutes!  Flytrap Frolic – NC Coastal Land Trust The Frolic took place...

We are participating in the Enka/Candler Tailgate Market this year! Come by every Thursday (rain or shine) from 3-6 and pick up your new favorite carnivorous plant. We typically have a variety of sundews, flytraps, nepenthes and sarracenia. If carnivorous aren't your thing- we also have begonias and other tropical houseplants. The Market is located at the Enka campus for AB Tech (across from Ingles)  1465 Sand Hill Rd, Candler, NC 28715

I know that repotting can be a bit daunting but there really is no need to fear! Generally speaking the best time to repot temperate species (which includes all sarracenia) is at the tail end of winter/ beginning of spring. This way the plant is still dormant, easier to work with and you aren't disrupting its growing season.  I have this overgrown Sarracenia purpurea that I have been wanting to divide for a while now so I though this would make a good subject to show beginners how to divide a clumpy pitcher plant. All Sarracenia grow from rhizomes that...