Carnivorous butterwort plants (Pinguicula) in bloom at California Carnivores
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Industry | Gardening |
Headquarters | Sebastopol, California |
Products | Carnivorous plants |
Owner | Peter D'Amato |
Website | www |
California Carnivores is a plant nursery located at 2833 Old Gravenstein Highway, in Sebastopol, California. Specializing in the cultivation of carnivorous plants, California Carnivores is home to one of the largest collections of cultivated carnivorous plants in North America, and possibly the world, with more than 1,000 types of carnivorous plant on display or for sale in the retail section of the nursery.
California Carnivores is owned by horticulturalist Peter D'Amato, carnivorous plant expert and author of The Savage Garden: Cultivating Carnivorous Plants. He operates the nursery alongside general manager and chief plant propagator, Damon Collinsworth. Collinsworth also maintains the nursery's website and is in charge of photography. He was one of the nursery's first employees.
California Carnivores also provides consultation and plants for both temporary and permanent public exhibitions of carnivorous plants at museums, botanical gardens, and plant shows. Carnivorous plant exhibits at the San Antonio Botanical Garden and the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers have featured plants grown and provided by California Carnivores in their exhibits.