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  • Saturday, October 1, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, & Sunday, October 2, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – New England Carnivorous Plant Society Show & Sale

    The award-winning New England Carnivorous Plant Society (NECPS) will again be hosting its Fall Carnivorous Plant Show at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill on October 1 & 2. Free with admission to the Garden. Featured plants will include pitcher plants from Malaysia with traps the size of softballs that are capable of eating lizards and mice. There will also be sundews from Australia ranging from the size of a dime to 12+ inches high and the ever-popular Venus Fly trap. For all native plant lovers, NECPS will also display carnivorous plants that grow locally in Massachusetts and throughout New England. Over 300 plants are scheduled to be on display and free seminars will be offered on growing and feeding carnivorous plants.


    Visit the Venus Fly Trap feeding station where you can observe up close how these plants devour insects. Plants and growing accessories will be available for purchase for both novice and experienced growers from carnivorous plant vendors and the NECPS. Society members will be present both days to explain how the plants feed, what they eat, where they live, and how they can be grown and enjoyed at home. For more information click HERE.

  • Thursday, April 9, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Caring for Carnivorous Plants – CANCELLED

    Are you interested in pitcher plants, Venus fly traps, and sundews, but unsure how to care for one at home? Come to Tower Hill Botanic Garden on April 9 at 6:30 pm and learn carnivorous plant care techniques from Dave Sackett, the President of the New England Carnivorous Plant Society.

    The NECPS was founded in 2003 by John Phillip Jr. and their first meeting was held in Providence, RI. Since then the group has met monthly to talk about a shared passion for carnivorous plants. Tower Hill members $15, nonmembers $20. Register at www.towerhillbg.org

  • Saturday, November 2, 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm – The Genus Pinguicula

    The New England Carnivorous Plant Society will hold its November meeting on November 2 from 12:30 – 2:30 at the Roger Williams Park Botanical Center, 1000 Elmwood Avenue in Providence. The meeting is free and open to the public. In November, the speaker will be Mike Graziano, on the topic of the genus Pinguicula. For more information visit http://necps.org

    Pinguicula, commonly known as the butterworts, is a genus of carnivorous plants that use sticky, glandular leaves to lure, trap, and digest insects in order to supplement the poor mineral nutrition they obtain from the environment. Of the roughly 80 currently known species, 13 are native to Europe, 9 to North America, and some to northern Asia. The largest number of species is in South and Central America.

  • Sunday, September 8, 10:00 am – 3:30 pm – New England Carnivorous Plant Society Show and Sale

    This competitive show features brilliant blooms, fascinating foliage, and the chance to learn from expert growers. The New England Carnivorous Plant Society brings its best to this Tower Hill Botanic Garden show each year. Free with admission to the Garden. For more information visit www.towerhillbg.org.

    Sarracenia Mitchellliana x leucophylla Hampshire – photographer Sarah Cuttle
  • Saturday, September 8, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, and Sunday, September 9, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – 15th Annual Fall Carnivorous Plant Show

    Saturday, September 8, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, and Sunday, September 9, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – 15th Annual Fall Carnivorous Plant Show

    The 15th Annual Fall Carnivorous Plant Show, sponsored by the New England Carnivorous Plant Society, will take place Saturday, September 8 from 10 – 5 and Sunday, September 9, from 10 – 4, at Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston.
    Admission to the NECPS show is FREE with the purchase of regular admission to the Tower Hill Botanic Garden.

    Admission: Adults $15.00, Seniors (65+) $10.00, Youth (6-18) $5.00
    Massachusetts EBT Cardholders (any age): $2. We admit up to four guests with one EBT card.
    Tower Hill Botanic Garden Members & Children under 5 FREE
    Military Personnel, Veterans, and Military Families: 20% off general admission year-round with a valid Military ID or Dependent ID.
    Guests must pay admission to the Garden to visit Twigs cafe and the Garden Shop.

    This is the largest collection of carnivorous plants displayed annually on the East Coast!  Plant lovers and all those who enjoy something different will be able to get up close to view hundreds of carnivorous plants exhibited by the members of the NECPS. There are over 750 currently recognized carnivorous and protocarnivorous plant species and many more hybrids. We strive to represent plants from each carnivorous plant genus.

    Visit the Venus Fly Trap Feeding Area where you can observe up close how these plants devour insects. Attend Free Seminars on the care and cultivation of carnivorous plants. Plants and growing accessories will be available for purchase for both novice and experienced growers from respected Carnivorous Plant Vendors and the NECPS and it’s members. Society members will be present both days to explain how the plants feed, what they eat, where they live, and how they can be grown and enjoyed at home. Visitors can expect to see carnivorous plants from all over the world including carnivorous plants that grow locally throughout New England.  Hundreds of plants are scheduled to be on display! Lots of opportunities for photographers. LIVE Venus Fly Trap feedings.

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  • Saturday, April 21, 12:30 pm – Sarracenia Division, Bog Building Workshop, & Spring Plant Sale

    The next meeting of the New England Carnivorous Plant Society will take place Saturday, April 21 at 12:30 pm at the Roger Williams Botanical Center in Providence, Rhode Island. The meeting will feature a Sarracenia division and bog building workshop given by Laurelin Sitterly, and the eagerly anticipated NECPS Spring Plant Sale. For more information and directions visit http://www.necps.org

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  • Saturday, September 9, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, and Sunday, September 10, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Carnivorous Plant Show

    On Saturday and Sunday, September 9 and 10 at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, plant lovers and all those who enjoy something different will be able to get up close to hundreds of carnivorous plants exhibited by the members of the New England Carnivorous Plant Society. Most people would say carnivorous plants are unique, different, or even strange, but all would agree they are interesting and intriguing. Some are native to New England, and others are from as far away as Africa, South America or Australia, but these plants all share a common bond: they are carnivorous, which means they survive by catching and consuming other living things – in most cases, insects. More than 300 of these plants will be on display where visitors can see first-hand these unusual plants, and will have a chance to purchase their own from top vendors from the area. Free with admission to Tower Hill. For more information visit www.towerhillbg.org. Image from www.balconygardenweb.com.

  • Saturday, July 22, 9:00 am – Ponkapoag Bog Walk

    The New England Carnivorous Plant Society has rescheduled its annual bog walk, originally slated for June but delayed due to rains, to Saturday, July 22 beginning at 9 am. Meet at Ponkapoag Golf Course parking lot, 2167 Washington St., Canton, Massachusetts. The boardwalk gets slippery, so wear your sturdy boots. Bring bug spray, drinking water and sunscreen. Mike Stiffler has offered to host the bog walk in July, when, hopefully, it should be a little drier, and he’s hosting a barbecue and the silent auction after.

    You will see a number of species at Ponkapoag Bog, including S. purpurea, D. rotundifolia, D. intermedia, U. inflata, U. purpurea (pictured, courtesy of www.sarracenia.com), U. intermedia, U. gibba, U. radiata, and U. macrorhyza.

  • Saturday, September 10, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, and Sunday, September 11, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Carnivorous Plant Show

    Presented by the New England Carnivorous Plant Society, this year’s fall Carnivorous Plant Show will take place Saturday, September 10 and Sunday, September 11 at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive in Worcester. Free with Admission to the garden. Plant lovers and all those who enjoy something different will be able to get up close to hundreds of carnivorous plants exhibited by the members of the New England Carnivorous Plant Society.

    Most people would say carnivorous plants are unique, different, or even strange, but all would agree they are interesting and intriguing. Some are native to New England, and others are from as far away as Africa, South America or Australia, but these plants all share a common bond: they are carnivorous, which means they survive by catching and consuming other living things – in most cases, insects. More than 300 of these plants will be on display where visitors can see first-hand these unusual plants, and will have a chance to purchase their own from top vendors from the area.

  • Friday, August 12, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm – The Wonderful World of Carnivorous Plants

    Friday, August 12, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm – The Wonderful World of Carnivorous Plants

    In this family-friendly Massachusetts Horticultural Society program on Friday, August 12 from 2 – 3:30 in the Parkman Room of the Education Building at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley, the New England Carnivorous Plant Society will bring all sorts of real-live carnivorous plants for kids to touch, examine and feed. Come see tropical, North American and Australian pitcher plants, Venus flytraps, sundews, butterworts, bladderworts and corkscrew plants.

    You will event get to look at their traps up close through a microscopic display, and kids get their own Venus flytrap to take home! $15/ Mass Hort members and children $25/ non-members. Register online at www.masshort.org.  Image from meijigardens.org.

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