in horticulture, carnivorous plants are considered a curiosity or a rarity, but are becoming more common in cultivation with the advent of mass-production tissue-culture propagation techniques. venus flytraps are still the most commonly grown, usually available at garden centers and hardware stores, sometimes offered alongside other easy to grow varieties. nurseries that specialize in growing carnivorous plants exclusively also exist, more uncommon or demanding varieties of carnivorous plants can be obtained from specialist nurseries. california carnivores is a notable example of such a nursery in the us that specializes in the cultivation of carnivorous plants. it is owned and operated by horticulturalist peter d'amato. rob cantley's borneo exotics in sri lanka is a large nursery that sells worldwide.