Cultivating Carnivorous Plants

Cultivating Carnivorous Plants!

I am very pleased to announce that my guide to growing carnivorous plants has been published! I've been working on this book since the end of last summer and it's finally here! I'm so pleased!

I've been collecting and reviewing books about carnivorous plants for several years now. During the course of collecting those books, a few friends suggested that I write my own guide to cultivating carnivorous plants. I thought about it for a little while, and decided to go ahead with it.

A Sample Page from the Temperate Drosera Section

The book is 8" x 10" and totals some 228 pages. It is divided into chapters. The first few chapters of the book deal with more generalized cultivation issues, such as growing plants indoors and pests. The remainder of the book is divided into chapters on the basis of genus. Each chapter covering a specific genus, e.g., Drosera, is further subdivided as necessary based upon plants which grow in similar conditions. Where applicable, I've provided a "growing guide" for each subdivision. (You can see the guide for temperate Drosera above).

A Sample Page from the Nepenthes Chapter

As I started writing this book, I realized that writing a book that was comprehensive for each and every species of carnivorous plant was both time and cost prohibitive. (There's a reason Allen Lowrie's Magnum Opus sells for almost $200. The grand majority of that cost definitely goes to printing those books). As a consequence, I decided to include tables of useful information for all currently known species for each genus of carnivorous plant (if there were more than a few species for that genus). My goal was to provide some information which might be helpful in cultivating each species.

A Sample Page from the Utricularia Chapter

If you're more into pictures (and let's be honest, who isn't? They're my favorite part of carnivorous plant books, too!), I've filled this book with plenty of pictures. I find them particularly helpful for species such as Utricularia sandersonii, where there are two common forms in cultivation, but not a whole lot of comparative photographs.

If you'd like to get a signed copy, you can get one for $34.99 + shipping from this page (or hit the "buy now" button below). If you'd like to get an unsigned copy, Amazon has them available now.

If you'd like a signed copy mailed to someplace other than the United States, please email me at Natch.Greyes[at]gmail.com and I'll calculate shipping and send you an invoice.

(If you really love carnivorous plant books, you can grab both my books for 39.99 + shipping! That's a nearly 17% discount! See this page or hit the order button below):