Our eye catching, unusual plants will thrive in your home with the proper care, and each of our plants offered comes with easy-to-follow care cards to help ensure the plants success.

Most of our offered plants have been repotted with species specific soils, hand made by the local company Oh Happy Plants!  These plants have also been carefully repotted with the appropriate soils into a variety of pottery finds (some vintage and some artist made) to help the plants thrive in their new vessels.  As a sustainable bonus, these soils are 100% peat free!!

We curate our plants: they are acclimated to a space with proper lighting and cared for with bio pest control They are treated and cleaned with Oh Happy Plant care products as well as Kristina’s use of specific homeopathic remedies to assist the plants in their thriving potential.

Sundew is proud to be an authorized retailer of Oh Happy Plants soil blends and plant care products!

Over 10 different sustainable peat free potting mixes for indoor plants.

This soil makes up for what typical potting soil lacks by being designed to be species specific  to match each plants needs by mimicking the soil it is accustomed to growing in originally. 

Created without the use of peat moss which is a mined non renewable product of the nursery industry. 

Our soils contain mycorrhizae fungi for added root growth and encouragement of  full growth potential, so if you see a “white fuzz” on top of your soil - please know that this is beneficial and this will re-absorb back into the soil!  

We are proud to be an authorized dealer of Soltech lighting!  These full spectrum plant grow lights are warm in tone (like sunlight), UV protectant (for artwork longevity!), and will make a profound difference towards your beautiful plants ability to thrive!

All of our Soltech lights come with a timer included - this allows for adjusting the lights to come on at just the right time - hassle free, without interruption to their growing schedule.

All Soltech packaging is bio-degradable / fully recyclable. Soltech lighting has a 15 year lifespan along with a 5 year warranty.

We are able to help offer guidance on setting up, location and usage of this beautiful and warm lighting.

Help your plants to reach their full potential - get a Soltech grow light for your plants AND enjoy the highlights of your living space at the same time!

Please help support a small brick & mortar shop by purchasing your lights from our shop rather than on-line… we really appreciate it!

$40 per hour plus soil purchase, pottery purchase, or bring your own. Service provided is limited to the size and condition of your plant. Consultation is included beforehand.

Your plants may someday be affected by a pest, disease, just plain old neglect or forgetfulness, or too much love. That’s just part of the journey of keeping tropical plants in your nontropical home. Please let us help you on your plant journey. It’s one of our favorite things to provide.

If anything comes up, we will do our best to help diagnose and offer treatment advice for your plant.

Learning about and owning plants should be fun. Not a guilt trip or stressful.

We are here to help and guide to keep you excited about growing and caring for your collection.

We want to inspire folks to become more observant and enthusiastic about keeping plants.

Fun facts and care guide

Pitcher plants are one of the most dramatic and eye-catching carnivorous plants. They make for a curious and interesting houseplant. Pitchers are surprisingly easy to care for when a few strict guidelines are followed.

The name Nepenthe derives from ancient Greek mythology as the “ drug to quiet all pain and strife, and bring forgetfulness of every ill “, mentioned in Homer’s The Odyssey (wikipedia). 
This is a nontoxic plant, but common sense dictates a clear No on drinking any of the liquid they produce. 
Nepenthes are native to Southeast Asia and are most abundant in Borneo. Many hybrids have been created—more than a hundred— for collecting and easy houseplant use.

With unique leaves that have a winding tendril (epiphyte) at the tip that will wrap around a support and develop into a pitcher, the plant produces a nectar along the  slippery/spiny rim (peristome) that attracts insects to fall into the trap, where they are digested and turned into fertilizer through an enzyme liquid.
Some species and hybrids have very large pitchers that can hold a quart of liquid and digest rodents and also provide shelter for bats.

Grow them indoors only, unless you live in a tropical climate.
A humidifier would be beneficial for good pitcher production but is not required.

Lighting: The most important factor to produce pitchers.
They do best with several hours of very bright light and a couple of hours of direct sun (but not scorching). 
An unobstructed south-or east-facing window is best. Supplement with a grow light, especially during dark winter months.

Temp: 65- 75 degrees F, protect from drafts

Water:  NO tap water, low mineral content, only use distilled, reverse osmosis filtered.
Keep soil damp to the touch, water from the top only, never leave in standing water.

Feeding: Light is the pitcher plant’s main source of energy. Never use traditional plant fertilizers. It will attract its own fertilizer by attracting little bugs from around the house. 
After awhile, If it is looking like the pitchers are not attracting insects, then go ahead and supplement with a mealworm, cricket, or other juicy bug once a month, one per pitcher. Please don’t feed any carnivorous plant hamburger meat, or any other human food, unless you do eat crickets or mealworms.

Soil: Use only nutrient-free, well-drained soil for good aeration. Equal parts long-fiber sphagnum moss and small pumice stone or perlite works well.

Repot every two years or so, or if you suspect the soil has gone foul  (sometimes damp moss can create algae and an odor), or if the plant outgrows its pottery. 
Use only plastic or glazed pottery with drainage holes.

Repot carefully. The roots are delicate.

Propagation:  If it starts to get too large, cut back the vines at a count of three leaves from the tip of each section. Pruning can encourage new growth as well.
Place your propagations into a fresh soil blend.

Enjoy these beautiful plants. They will keep you in awe!

Over a hundred species of sundews and butterworts (pings) are found on every continent—except Antarctica—in open, sunny, boggy habitats and wet hillside seeps.
Flytraps are native to North Carolina and grow in open, sunny, boggy fields while also getting their needed dormancy in the cold winter season (they are not tropical plants).
You can grow them indoors until you need to give a cold dormancy,  but it is preferable to grow them outdoors in a very sunny area, year round in glazed pottery with a drain hole, and set in a dish of rain water or purified water.  Hardy in brief freezes of under 20 degrees F, they need shelter from winds in extended freezing weather.
Sundews and pings grow very well indoors in open terrariums or potted with carnivorous plant soil. These plants do not need a cold dormancy. 
Some sundews can live and thrive outside year round through mild winters and will return strong in the spring.

Water: Use only distilled water, R/O water, or rain water. They like wet soil—use pots with drain holes and set your plant in a tray or dish with about an inch or two of purified water.

Light: Grow in full sun with a minimum of six hours of direct sun (not scorching), or use a high-quality grow light. 

Soil: Use nutrient-free carnivorous plant soil only.

Fertilizer: They catch their own fertilizer (bugs). If you don’t have many bugs inside for them to catch, you can supplement with a dilution of 1/4 teaspoon per gallon of water with MaxSea fertilizer 16-16-16. Lightly mist the leaves once per month.

Do not use on pings; use a dilution of Shultz cactus fertilizer instead.

Once purchased the longevity is up to you and we encourage you to research and ask questions.

We source and repot healthy plants with quality specialized soil blends. If something does come up or doesn’t meet your expectations, we will accommodate the issue best we can.

Please do not wait, the earlier you address an issue the better.