I remember Little Shop of Horrors as an odd and scary movie, but it was certainly entertaining. OK, maybe warped is a better word to describe it.
California Carnivores plays on that movie, yet they do it in a delightful way. At the road to the entrance, you are greeted by a giant Venus Flytrap. And that pretty much sets up your expectations for what's inside.
Carnivorous plants, as you probably know, are plants that derive some or most of their nutrients from trapping and consuming insects. The Venus Flytrap in Little Shop of Horrors ate more than insects, which makes this place a little spooky.
Dubbed as the "Largest Carnivorous Plant Shop in the United States", California Carnivores is home to plants with names like Bladderworts, Butterworts, Cobras and Sundews. There are plenty of Venus Flytraps as well, just not as big as Audrey II (thankfully), the one in the movie.
Watch your step when you visit this shop, there are snakes and lizards at every turn. They're fake, of course, but some you have to keep an eye on because they look a little too real.
Visiting California Carnivores is definitely an educational experience. All of the different plants have a placard describing how they are "activated" when an unsuspecting insect happens by. As in buh-bye!
Got a pest at home that has been bugging you? Maybe it's time to visit California Carnivores to help take care of that little problem. Just don't be in a hurry ... with 11,000 square feet of plants to explore, you won't want to leave any time soon.
California Carnivores
2833 Old Gravenstein Highway South
Sebastopol, California 95472
(707) 824-0433
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