Since the age of 13, Domonick Gravine has had a deep devotion to nature, especially plants. He grew up in Pennsylvania, and this is where he started growing his first carnivorous plants. While shopping at Home Depot with his mother, they came across some venus flytraps. He couldn’t believe some plants could eat bugs! While sorting through them, he came across a tropical pitcher plant called Nepenthes! It piqued his curiosity, so he bought it. When he got home, he web-searched the name on the pot, Nepenthes ventricosa. That google search changed his life!
Stop by his Website to read more about his Nepenthes Nursery, located in Morrison, TN.
Check out the interview we conducted, on our conversations page —we were fortunate to speak with Domonick Gravine on his fascination with carnivorous plants, and the history of his plant nursery Red Leaf Exotics.