California Carnivores Explained

California Carnivores
Type:Private
Location:Sebastopol, California
Owner:Peter D'Amato
Industry:Gardening
Products:Carnivorous plants

California Carnivores is a plant nursery in Sebastopol, California in the United States.[1] [2] Specializing in the cultivation of carnivorous plants, CC is home to one of the largest collections of imported carnivorous plants in North America, and possibly the world, with more than 1,000 types of imported plant and dozen of varieties for sale in the retail section of the nursery.[3] [4] [5]

Owner

See main article: Peter D'Amato.

CC is owned by horticulturist Peter D'Amato, carnivorous plant expert and author of . He operates the nursery alongside co-owner and chief plant propagator, Damon Collingsworth. Collingsworth also curated all of the photos in the revised edition of The Savage Garden. [1]

Public displays

CC also provides consultation and plants for both temporary and permanent public exhibitions of carnivorous plants at museums, botanical gardens, and plant shows.[6] 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.[7] [8]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Us. californiacarnivors.com. California Carnivores. 18 March 2016.
  2. Web site: Visit Us. californiacarnivors.com. California Carnivores. 18 March 2016.
  3. Web site: Amelinckx. Andrew. Feed me, Seymour!. Modern Farmer. Modern Farmer Media. 18 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083349/http://modernfarmer.com/2015/02/feed-me-seymour/. 4 March 2016. 24 February 2015. live.
  4. Web site: Mcconahey. Meg. Plants with a mean streak. pressdemocrat.com. The Press Democrat. 18 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111755/http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/1860667-181/plants-with-a-mean-streak. 4 March 2016. 10 April 2014. live.
  5. Web site: Adams. Paul. THE VIOLENT BEAUTY OF CARNIVOROUS PLANTS. Popular Science. 18 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20150311031633/http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-07/violent-beauty-carnivorous-plants. 11 March 2015. 8 July 2013. live.
  6. Web site: Botanical Displays. californiacarnivors.com. California Carnivores. 18 March 2016.
  7. Web site: Lehmann. Tracy Hobson. Feasting flora lures prey, fans in exhibit. mysanantonio.com. Hearst Newspapers, LLC. 18 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002647/http://www.mysanantonio.com/life/home_and_garden/article/Feasting-flora-lures-prey-fans-in-exhibit-4634953.php. 4 March 2016. 28 June 2013. live.
  8. Web site: Eaton . Joe . Sullivan . Ron . Snared by a taste for carnivorous plant life . sfgate.com . . 18 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305051209/http://www.sfgate.com/homeandgarden/article/Snared-by-a-taste-for-carnivorous-plant-life-3181477.php . 5 March 2016 . 14 July 2010 . live.

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