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SN is awesome. I am 12 going on 13 and I love cp's sn answered all my questions and now i am more confident in groing these plants

Last week I ordered 3 plants from Sarracenia's web site. The package arrived in 2 days. The plants were very well packed and in good shape.

I ordered a collection of four sundews and was very pleased with the size and condition of the plants. They also included a small but healthy-looking bonus plant with my order. Also included was some general growing information and a list of additional resources. Shipping was very fast and the plants were packed extremely well. I just hope I can grow them as well as they shipped them! I also like the fact that their website has growing information for beginners like me. My only complaint is they used styrofoam peanuts.

I have always gotten great plants from Jeff and Jacob. If I have had any questions they have always answered them in a most timely and thourough manner. Every now and then they even throw in a freebie with an order! I will continue to order from them from now on.

I ordered the Carnivorous Plant Secrets on CD-R from them on 7/25/06 and received that and a free Nepenthes ventricosa on 7/27/06. The cd was entertaining and informative and the plant was absolutely beautiful. I didn't expect that the plant would be as large as it was considering that it was included for free. The rosette was 4 1/2 inches across with three well developed pitchers and it arrived in excellent condition. I will definitely do business with them again.

Good plants that were very well packed. I will order again.

Ordered from Sarracenia NW just recently and received the order in only a few days. They also threw in a free package of live sphagnum moss. The packaging was the best I have ever encountered and the plants were pristine and healthy. This is definitely a company you will want to do business with. They're very prompt and of the utmost professional attitude. This is my kind of business!

Ditto to every comment posted before me. I love this place and I love the proprietors.

I'd also like to add that they are actively involved in their community. In addition, they donate carnivorous plants and seed to many schools across the nation.

I just received my first order from Sarracenia Northwest...My Good Lord! The packaging was so thorough, I spent about a half hour cutting tape off of paper cups....it was kind of like Christmas in August! The plants were healthy and rarin' to go! As for the cultural information on the website, I beg to differ in a few cases. Although it is recommended that the plants not be fertilized, I use Natures Treasures Fish Emulsion half strength every Spring to good effect. I find the plants are responsive to other soil mixtures as well. My own mixture, which produces outstanding growth consists of 25% peatmoss, 25% pumice, 25% grit, and 25% coir. Of course, I am in Connecticut and Sarracenia Northwest is across the country so that may account for the difference. Regarding hardiness, I do not find any species IN A CONTAINER can survive the rigors of my zone 6b eastern winter, so far removed from the wimpy coastal Oregon winters, where a temperature of 20 degrees F would be exceptionally low. The soil in the container freezes too deeply, rotting the roots. I keep my bog garden in the greenhouse from November until April at a temperature range of 45-75 degrees with good results. The plants bloom a little earlier this way (April) but do not appear weakened. Lastly, the rather overdone push toward placing the specimens in a sunny position is not borne out by my experience. In experiments where plants were exposed to 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 hours of sunlight per day, the best growth occured in the 4 hour and 6 hour groups. More sun than this made little difference, caused the plants to discolor, and actually reduced the growth rate. Of course, the Portland Oregon area is essentially cloudy from October to April, so what constitutes "full sun" there needs to be kept in context elsewhere. Anyway, there are many ways of growing these plants depending on where you live, I encourage you to experiment for yourself rather than accept Sarracenia Northwest's experience as "gospel".

I am always nervous about ordering plants mail order but I am impressed with Sarracenia NW. I placed my order friday evening and the plants arrived promptly on the following wednesday. The plants were in great shape,(much larger then one would have thought) and were packed very well. I appreciate their quality and commitment to doing business right and plan on purchasing from them again in the future. Thanks

I love Sarracenia Northwest!
Their webpage is attractive and easy to navigate and their plant caresheets are very well done.

I ordered a sarracenia purpurea venosa and as part of a special Thanksgiving offer I recieved a small plant (plants vary but I got a drosera filiformis filiformis) free!

I ordered on a Saturday and got the plants the following wednsday. I was very impressed with the fast arrival. The plants were packed very well and were in great condition.

I will definitely be doing business with them again.

- Mi Ja Ko