The Carnivorous & Exotic Plant Symposium & Expo brings together collectors, beginners, and the simply plant-curious for a full weekend of discovery. Explore 70+ vendor booths, encounter plants you’ve never seen in person, and hear from experts who have dedicated their lives to growing them.
The speaker lineup is stacked. See who’s presenting and start planning your weekend.
Kernersville Parks & Recreation Center
1020 Shields Rd, Kernersville, NC 27284
May 16–17
Kids 17 & under: Free
Includes a 1-year ICPS membership
Tickets from $15
ICPS members attend free with registration at icps.clubexpress.com
Saturday, May 16
10:00 AM — KEYNOTE
Joey Santore
Some Western Hemisphere Carnivores
11:00 AM
Johnny Randall
Venus Flytrap History, Genetics, and Conservation
12:00 PM
Jared Chauncey
Man-Eaters: Past and Future
1:00 PM
Kadeem Gilbert
Tiny Worlds Inside of Pitcher Plants
2:00 PM
Mataeus Funderburk
The Effects of Salinity on Venus Flytrap Growth
3:00 PM
Alison Northup
Gardening for Conservation
3:30 PM
Drew Martinez
Escaping the Niche: Why Carnivorous Plants Should Be Mainstream
Sunday, May 17
10:00 AM — KEYNOTE
Joey Santore
Some Eastern Hemisphere Carnivores
11:00 AM
Jeremiah Harris
Growing Guinness World Record Venus Flytraps
12:00 PM
Max Kotelnicki
Cultivating Southeastern Carnivores
1:00 PM
Dan Walker
Carnivorous Plants of North Carolina
2:00 PM
Richard Wong
Sarracenia and their Environment
3:00 PM
Mike Helfrich
How to Grow Nepenthes
by jeremiahsplants
4 Comments
what a terrible time for my car to be broken 😭😭
A local carnivorous plant event?! Don’t tempt me… and to confirm, carnivorous plants are being sold at this event?
EDIT: That was a stupid question, seeing as it literally says “vendor booths” right there. Sorry! The excitement got to me.
If I had my own car currently, I’d be making that 3 hour drive in a heartbeat 😭
Darn, I’ll be missing it by a week!