About Us & Our Plants

ABOUT US:

Pet Nep's Nursery is the "pet project" of the Mitchell family. We’ve been growing carnivorous plants for approximately 20yrs now. Our property is located on the Oregon coast, near a large bay, & next door to natural wetlands, making it a perfect property for growing most carnivores!

In 2009 our very active 5yr old began showing a keen interest in insects & my carnivorous plants, they seemed to hold his attention like nothing else. Our neighbor, a respected Bureau of Land Management Botanists, encouraged him to volunteer at coastal parks/gardens (near Darlingtonia State park) replanting native plants & he absolutely loved it! Shortly after we signed him up for a carnivorous plant of the month club & the family’s full blown addiction emerged from there.

Over the years we’ve accumulated quite a large collection, the majority being Nepenthes. As our son & plant collection grew we “showed & shared” plants at community events, classrooms, & cub scouts. During the pandemic we created a Facebook page called Nepenthes Education Project, for sharing proper care information & giving out free plants to young or new growers interested in learning . Unfortunately, giving away pants, supplies & paying USPS shipping, all adds up over time. To cover these costs, in 2019 we began selling half our rooted cuttings & seed grown plants on a Facebook shop we created called PET NEP’S Nursery & Gifts. It was successful & we’ve been able to continue our charitable giveaways for the past 4yrs. Fast forward to 2023, our son is now in High School, still raising bugs & growing plants in his spare time. His HS courses included options for business management & web design. We thought what better way to learn than to design a new website & shop for the family's “pet project”, so here we are!

ABOUT OUR PLANTS:

Our number #1 goal is growing & providing our customers with healthy plants, potted in premium media & safely delivered to your door. Our customer service doesn't stop there though, we're available for questions & care tips throughout the life of your plants!

Our family has been growing carnivorous plants for approximately 20yrs now. In that time we’ve obtained import permits & cultivated many relationships with other reputable nurseries, cloning facilities, botanists, & private collectors all over the world. We also clone our own plants via cuttings & a small TC lab. The majority of plants available are cultivated via tissue culture & micropropigation. When possible we obtain ethically sourced seed grown plants (and/or pollen for producing seeds.) from nurseries in Germany, Italy, & Borneo, or from the private collections of trusted hobbyists.

We’re always on the lookout for new plants & especially vine sections of intermediate or Highland Nepenthes. In fact we plan on adding a “trades & rewards point” section to this site later this year. Do you have a collection of mature Nepenthes in need of a trim? If so, we maybe able to work out a trade, credits towards future purchases, or possibly buy them outright. To find out contact us via email with your list of available cutting or plants.

petneps@gmail.com