Ordering Information
1) Plants and other products in our ‘Nepenthes’ category and all other categories will be shipped within 14 days after you placed your order on the website (EU only) if weather permits (see below). For international orders this will take longer as CITES and phytosanitary certificates are necessary. The plants and products in these categories are at our facilities. These are plants from my own breeding program or other suppliers. In this category you can also find plants from Exotica Plants that were already imported in the past and are ready to be shipped out.
2) Plants in our ‘Exotica Plants PRE ORDER category ‘ are products that need to be ordered in advance (pre-order). These plants are NOT at our nursery yet. They need to be imported from Australia. It can take up to 3 or more months before the plants arrive in Belgium. Customers will be informed along the way through our e-mail, Instagram or Facebook account about the import status. We need to buy these plants from the EP nursery, so it is not possible to cancel your order after we’ve closed the pre-order down. We ask our clients to be patient during this process.
3) Customers who would like to add a new order to their existing order can choose this option when checking out.
4) When your order has been prepared and is ready to leave our facilities, you will be notified.
5) Please don’t send us any photo or size requests for specific plants. The photos on our webshop and guidelines on this page should cover all your questions. I don’t have any other plants available besides the ones that are on my webshop. So please don’t ask any exceptions or privileges. Everyone needs to have the same chance to obtain a specific plant or other product.
6) The webshop gets regular stock updates and these will be communicated on our social media channels.
Shipping Information
- Order information and international distribution:
- European Union
We ship within the European Union with no minimum order value.
For EU orders, the normal shipping conditions apply as stated on our website.
- International orders outside the EU
We also ship worldwide, provided that all necessary export and import documents can be arranged.
For international orders outside the EU and outside our distribution network, a minimum plant value of €2,500 applies.
Please note that this minimum order value only refers to the plant value. Phytosanitary certificates, CITES documents, inspections, postage, handling fees, import taxes, duties and any other required costs are not included and will be charged separately where applicable.
International customers are responsible for informing us about the exact import requirements for their country before placing an order. This may include phytosanitary requirements, CITES requirements, import permits or any other documents required by the local authorities.
Taerwe Tropicals can provide the necessary Belgian export documents, but we cannot be held responsible for delays, loss, refused entry, plant destruction, additional costs or other problems caused by missing, incorrect or incomplete import information provided by the customer.
- Our international distribution network
We are currently building an international distribution network to make Taerwe Tropicals genetics more accessible outside the EU.
USA
Customers in the United States will be able to order Taerwe Tropicals genetics through Jeremiah’s Plants, based in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Jeremiah’s Plants is a specialist carnivorous plant nursery focused on rare and unusual carnivorous plants, including Nepenthes, Venus flytraps, sundews and other genera. The nursery is run by Jeremiah Harris, a highly experienced grower known in the carnivorous plant community for his large specialist collection and his work with rare carnivorous plant genetics.
More information about availability for the USA will follow through Jeremiah’s Plants.
United Kingdom
Customers in the United Kingdom can order Taerwe Tropicals genetics through Scotland Carnivorous Plants, run by Oliver Murray.
Scotland Carnivorous Plants has a strong focus on high-quality potted Nepenthes and has been active in the UK Nepenthes scene for many years. Oliver has experience with importing and distributing specialist Nepenthes plants and will help UK customers with order details, import costs and practical arrangements.
UK customers can contact Oliver directly by email:
Please keep in mind that importing plants into the UK comes with additional costs such as import taxes, postage, handling fees and other possible charges. As a rough guideline, UK customers should allow approximately 20–30% on top of the plant value to have the plants delivered to their doorstep.
Oliver will be happy to help with any further details.
2) Taerwe Tropicals only sends plants through postal services. It is not possible to pick your order up at our facilities.
3) We will send out our temperate genera year-round. Winter is the best time to send out temperate plants that are in dormancy. Sarracenia, Dionaea, Darlingtonia and most of our waterlilies can be send in Winter.
We don’t send out our tropical plants below 10°C. Therefore we usually have shipping break between October and April/May. If the customer requests to receive the order earlier, we can add heat packs and extra insulation to the parcel, at the expense and risk of the customer.
4) Plants are usually shipped bare rooted and wrapped in wet tissue or Sphagnum moss. Some plants like Cephalotus and ant plants don’t like root disturbance and will be shipped with substrate and pot. Plants are put in plastic bags and with the necessary protection.
5) Please contact us immediately when your parcel has been damaged upon arrival! We require photographic evidence if packages arrive damaged. We guarantee the quality and packaging of our plants and parcels when they leave our nursery but there is always a possibility that something went wrong along the way.
Exotica Plants PRE ORDER
In our category ‘Exotica Plants PRE ORDER’ you can find Nepenthes that need to be imported from Exotica Plants (see ordering information above). Taerwe Tropicals is the sole distributor in Europe for Exotica Plants. Exotica Plants are the world leaders in Nepenthes hybridization and cultivar selection. With over 25 years of experience they build up an amazing mother collection and are producing the most fantastic variants, cultivars and seedgrown plants in the Nepenthes business.
Tissue cultured plants (TC) vs. seedgrown plants (SG):
Tissue cultured plants (TC) are propagated in an in-vitro lab. These plants are multiplicated and are exact copies of each other with the same genetics. They are often faster to produce on larger scale. A seedgrown (SG) plant is grown from a seed and has unique genetics. Resulting in specific features and morphology. They are often slower to propagate and grow out to a sellable plant. This also means that they are more expensive. Seeds can be germinated in greenhouse or in-vitro facilities.
All plants from Exotica Plants are seedgrown. Taerwe Tropicals offers both tissue cultured and seedgrown plants. This will be clearly stated in the product description.
Plant terms & sizes for Nepenthes :
My goal is to deliver the best quality and size of Nepenthes on the European market. We don’t want to sell weak plants but only well established, greenhouse hardened plants.
Taerwe Tropicals sets the same high standards as Exotica Plants:
Large:
Large plants are mature plants with pitchers. These are seedgrown or TC plants that have been grown to mature size.
Medium:
Generally medium sized plants are in the growing stage between small and large. They have a minimum diameter of 20cm (including pitchers).
Small plants/new releases:
Small plants and new releases can vary in size but we set our minimum at 10cm in diameter (including pitchers) unless mentioned differently.
Rooted cuttings (RC’s):
Rooted cuttings (RC) are established plants produced from cuttings from the mother stock of Exotica Plants or from our mother plants. They are from a specific clone or variant. The photo on our webshop represents the exact variant of which the cutting has been taken. The cuttings are well rooted and may or may not have pitchers when sold.
Specimen plants:
Specimen plants are large, seedgrown and unique plants. The photo on our webshop represents the exact plant you will receive when you order this item.
Location & facilities
Taerwe Tropicals is a specialist Nepenthes nursery located in the Flemish Ardennes, East Flanders, Belgium. We focus on rare and exceptional Nepenthes, with a dedicated breeding program built around selected parent plants, unique crosses and long-term line development. For some of our breeding lines, we collaborate with tissue culture laboratories in Belgium and the Netherlands.
More information about the nursery, my background and the story behind Taerwe Tropicals can be found on the About Us page.