Piney Ridge Nature Preserve & Stanley Rehder Carnivorous Garden

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Stanley Rehder Carnivorous Garden

The garden features a collection of carnivorous plants including Venus Fly Traps a variety of Pitcher Plants and Sundews. The garden area is approximately 0.728 of an acre. Interpretive signage is on site to provide information about the garden.

In 2011, the City of Wilmington entered into a long-term conservation lease with the North Carolina Coastal Land Trust on the 39-acre tract of land owned by the Oleander Company. This easement permits the limited development of the land by the City of Wilmington. 

Stanley Rehder Carnivorous Plants Blooming Schedule

Yellow Pitcherplant
Sarracenia flava

March-April

Crimson Pitcherplant
Sarracenia leucophylla

March-April

Purple Pitcherplant
Sarracenia purpurea

April-May

Hooded Pitcherplant
Sarracenia minor

April-May

Sweet/Red Pitcherplant
Sarracenia rubra

April-May

Venus Flytrap
Dionaea muscipula

May-June

Pink Sundew
Drosera capillaris

May-August

Roundleaf Sundew
Drosera rotundifolia

July-September

 

Location

3800 Canterbury Road, Wilmington 28403  View Map

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