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Florida’s Carnivorous Plants: Understanding, Identifying, and Cultivating the State’s Native Species

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99½ Homesteading Poems: A Backyard Guide to Raising Creatures, Growing Opportunity, and Cultivating Community

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A Tenrec Named Trey (and other odd lettered animals that like to play)

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carnivorousplantsbykennycoogan

Carnivorous Plant nursery specializing in Nepenthes. We offer quality Venus flytraps, Pitcher Plants, Butterworts and more! Ships throughout the US. 🪰

WE’RE ON VACATION! 😎🌴 After yesterday’s fantastic WE’RE ON VACATION! 😎🌴

After yesterday’s fantastic plant sale at the Piedmont Farmer’s Market, we are taking a well-deserved break from in-person sales until mid-July!

That’s right… **7 WEEKS OFF!** 🥳

In that time, we’ll be relaxing and unwinding by doing just a few light chores:

🐜 Separate hundreds of individual Venus flytraps, Sarracenia, and Drosera capensis from compots (community pots)
🐝 Fertilize the entire inventory on a regular basis
🪲 Up-pot 216 Nepenthes lowii × ventricosa and 216 Nepenthes ampullaria ‘Black Miracle’ hybrids from 3.5” pots into 6” hanging baskets
🦗 Up-pot 72 XL Sarracenia from 3.5” pots into 5.5” tall pots
🪳 Organize the greenhouse (goal = nothing on the floor!)
🐞 Germinate ant plant seeds
🐜 Prepare and ship plant orders on most Mondays 📦🌱
🕷️ Start growing moss on XL lava rock for future pingdoms (pinguicula kingdoms)
🦟 Condition the goldfish for breeding with a gourmet buffet (pending maturity and their approval)
🐛 Update and upload 1,000 @robcantley Borneo Exotics Nepenthes to the website for the BE Summer Import (starts July 3 — shipping to you around July 29!)🐛

So yes… vacation mode activated 💪🌱

We’ll see you back in person mid-July—bigger, better, and probably covered in soil!

#CarnivorousPlants #PlantLife #GreenhouseLife #VacationMode #Nepenthes #Sarracenia #VenusFlytrap
Piedmont Farmers Market now until 1:00 We’ve got: Piedmont Farmers Market now until 1:00

We’ve got:
• Nepenthes (including hanging baskets)
• Sundews (Drosera)
• Butterworts (Pinguicula)
• Venus flytraps
• Sarracenia

📍 2914 Sandy Ridge Road, Colfax, NC
🍦 Next to Building D (ice cream & snacks)
🎪 Look for the multicolored “Carnivorous Plants” tent

🪴

#PiedmontFarmersMarket #ColfaxNC #CarnivorousPlants #PlantSale #NCPlants
🚐 Van loaded and we’re on the way! 🌿🪴 Headed to t 🚐 Van loaded and we’re on the way! 🌿🪴

Headed to the Piedmont Farmers Market with a full van of carnivorous plants!

We’ve got:
• Nepenthes (including hanging baskets)
• Sundews (Drosera)
• Butterworts (Pinguicula)
• Venus flytraps
• Sarracenia

📍 2914 Sandy Ridge Road, Colfax, NC
🍦 Next to Building D (ice cream & snacks)
🎪 Look for the multicolored “Carnivorous Plants” tent

🪴 See you soon—come early for the best selection!

#PiedmontFarmersMarket #ColfaxNC #CarnivorousPlants #PlantSale #NCPlants
🌱 Starter Carnivorous Plants Are Back! 🌱 Our webs 🌱 Starter Carnivorous Plants Are Back! 🌱

Our website is officially updated—and your favorite starter plants are available again!

Now in stock:
• ‘Chinese Dumpling’ Venus Flytrap
• ‘Maroon Monster’ Venus Flytrap
• ‘Giant’ Venus Flytrap
• Pinguicula primuliflora
• Sarracenia purpurea ssp. venosa

Plus, Chompy—our favorite plush cultivar—is back! We've also added dozens of Nepenthes ranging from small to large.

These starter plants (grown as plugs) have been hardened off in our greenhouse and are ready for their forever homes.

Perfect for:
✨ Grow lights indoors
☀️ Acclimating to bright outdoor summer sun

💲 Just $10 each
📦 Shipping available
🚚 Ships Mondays

We’ll also be at the Piedmont Farmer’s Market in person from 9–1!

Shop now: kennycoogan.com
Warped peristome? Nah… 😄 This Nepenthes ventric Warped peristome? 

Nah… 😄

This Nepenthes ventricosa × lowii just happened to grow squeezed between two pots. While some lowii hybrids can throw out some funky, warped peristomes, this is the classic look we love.

We had several very large plants available back in February, and this Saturday we’ll have some nice 3.5" and 5.5" potted ones ready to go.

We’re growing out a lot of these right now—and as they mature, they develop those huge mouths and tiny waists that make them so striking.

Maybe we should start putting pitchers in molds… like Disney does with pumpkins and melons? 🤔
Then again, the natural shape of a pitcher plant is already pretty perfect.🪲

🪴 Available this Saturday at @piedmonttriadfarmersmarket (9am–1pm)
📍 2914 Sandy Ridge Road, Colfax, NC
🍦 Next to Building D (ice cream & snacks)
🎪 Look for the multicolored “Carnivorous Plants” tent

#CarnivorousPlants #Nepenthes #LowiiHybrid #PlantNerd #WeirdPlants
🌸 Will they bloom in time? 👀 These Pinguicula are 🌸 Will they bloom in time? 👀

These Pinguicula are so close to flowering… will they open in time for this Saturday’s carnivorous plant pop-up?

Come visit us to find out! In addition to these starter “pingdoms,” we’ll have individually potted Pinguicula, sundews, Venus flytraps, Sarracenia, and our gorgeous 8" hanging baskets of Nepenthes ‘Miranda’ 👀🔥

Join us this Saturday, May 30th (9am–1pm) at the @piedmonttriadfarmersmarket!

📍 2914 Sandy Ridge Road, Colfax, NC
🍦 Next to Building D (ice cream & snacks)
🎪 Look for the multicolored “Carnivorous Plants” tent

🪴 Come early for the best selection—we’ll be taking the entire month of June off!

#CarnivorousPlants #Nepenthes #NCEvents #ColfaxNC #PlantSale #VenusFlytrap
Here’s a quick look at just some of the carnivorou Here’s a quick look at just some of the carnivorous plants I’ll be bringing this Saturday, May 30th (9am–1pm) to @piedmont_farmers_market_ !

From sparkling sundews and colorful butterworts to classic Venus flytraps—you’ll see a little bit of everything in this reel… including some MASSIVE 8" hanging baskets of Nepenthes ‘Miranda’ 👀🔥

If you’ve been thinking about adding something unique to your collection, this is your chance to grab one in person.

📍 Piedmont Farmer’s Market — Colfax, NC
🍦 Next to Building D (ice cream & snacks)
🎪 Look for the multicolored “Carnivorous Plants” tent

🪴 Come early for the best selection! We are taking off the entire month of June!

#CarnivorousPlants #Nepenthes #NCEvents #ColfaxNC #PlantSale #VenusFlytrap
🌿 Carnivorous Plant Pop-Up at Piedmont Farmer’s Ma 🌿 Carnivorous Plant Pop-Up at Piedmont Farmer’s Market! 🪴

Join us for a unique plant shopping experience and explore the fascinating world of carnivorous plants! Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned collector, there’s something for everyone.

🪴 Browse a wide variety of plants, including:
• Beautiful hanging Nepenthes pitcher plants
• Sparkling sundews (Drosera)
• Colorful butterworts (Pinguicula)
• Unique Venus flytraps (Dionaea muscipula)

Get up close with these incredible species, ask questions, and take home a plant that’s as fascinating as it is beautiful.

📍 2914 Sandy Ridge Road, Colfax, NC
📍 Piedmont Farmer’s Market
🍦 Find us next to the building with ice cream and snacks
📍 Next to Building D, look for our multicolored tent labeled “Carnivorous Plants”

🪴 Limited quantities — don’t miss out!

#CarnivorousPlants #NCPlants #PiedmontFarmersMarket #PlantPopUp #VenusFlytrap
Thank you @botanistandbarrel for hosting us today! Thank you @botanistandbarrel for hosting us today! We had over 60 guests join us and listen to our presentation.
Happening TODAY! 🌿🍷 Drink & Think: Carnivorous Pla Happening TODAY! 🌿🍷 Drink & Think: Carnivorous Plants at @botanistandbarrel — Rain or Shine! 🌧

This weather couldn’t be more perfect for a relaxing afternoon of plants, cider, and curiosity. We pride ourselves on having a deep (and wide!) knowledge of carnivorous plants—and animals too. 🪲

We found this mug and couldn’t tell if it was a cat… or a seal? Turns out (after an image search later), it’s from the Star Wars universe. 🤷‍♂️ You can’t know everything! Did YOU recognize it right away?

If you’re nearby, come hang out—we’re here now in Cedar Grove!

🎤 1:00–1:30 PM — Live presentation + Q&A (ticket holders)
🛍 1:30–1:45 PM — Early shopping (ticket holders)
🌱 1:45–3:00 PM — Open shopping (general public)
🍎 Cider, wine & kid-friendly NA options available
💵 $5 admission — benefits the International Carnivorous Plant Society

📍 105 Persimmon Hill Lane, Cedar Grove, NC

Learn something wild. Take home a plant that bites back.

#botanistandbarrel #CedarGroveNC #carnivorousplants
Tomorrow! Drink & Think: Carnivorous Plants at @bo Tomorrow! Drink & Think: Carnivorous Plants at @botanistandbarrel: Rain or Shine! 🌧

🌿 Explore Venus flytraps, sundews, pitcher plants & more
🎤 1:00–1:30 PM — Live presentation + Q&A (ticket holders)
🛍 1:30–1:45 PM — Early shopping (ticket holders)

🌱 1:45–3:00 PM — Open shopping (general public)
🍎 Cider, wine & kid-friendly NA options available
👨‍🌾 Hosted by me, Kenny Coogan, owner of Winston’s largest carnivorous plant nursery
💵 $5 admission — benefits International Carnivorous Plant Society

105 Persimmon Hill Lane, Cedar Grove, NC

Learn something wild. Take home a plant that bites back.

#flytrapfriday #botanistandbarrel #CedarGroveNC #carnivorousplants #venusflytrapchinesedumpling
THIS Saturday we’ll be at @botanistandbarrel 📍 10 THIS Saturday we’ll be at @botanistandbarrel 
📍 105 Persimmon Hill Lane, Cedar Grove, NC

🪴 1:00–1:30 PM — Carnivorous Plant Talk
🛍 1:30–3:00 PM — Plant Sale

We’re bringing a great selection, including:
• 8" hanging baskets of Nepenthes ‘Miranda’
• Ping rocks
• Fancy Venus flytraps
• Sarracenia
• Butterworts
• …and more!

⚠️ Due to limited inventory, this will be our LAST in-person sale until July 18 (Triad area — location TBA).

💻 We’ll also be updating our website this weekend: kennycoogan.com

🌿 Mark your calendars — Borneo Exotics pre-orders open July 3
📦 Shipping begins ~July 29

We’re importing ~1,000 rare and exotic Nepenthes — our final import of 2026. Don’t miss it!

#CedarGroveNC #NCEvents #TriadNC #BotanistAndBarrel #ShopLocalNC
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