Kartuz Greenhouses

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Kartuz Greenhouses

1408 Sunset Drive, Vista, CA 92081
Phone (760) 941-3613, Fax: (760) 941-1123

Greenhouse and Nursery Hours:
9 AM to 3 PM Wednesday through Saturday.
We are closed to the public on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.

Welcome to Kartuz Greenhouses
2009 Catalog

Kartuz Greenhouses has been offering distinctive varieties of rare and exotic plants for over 48 years. Begonias, Gesneriads, Hoyas and Passionflowers remain our key specialties. Among the many listings in these plant families are promising new introductions and excellent miniature varieties. In addition to our own hybrids, we also list the finest new varieties from other leading hybridizers.

We continue to search for improved varieties of ornamental plants that are suited to container gardening. Our catalog lists many fine plants for small spaces, including a number of plants recommended for terrariums or indoor bonsai. Because many of the plants we grow are rare in cultivation, we feel it is important to provide you with informative plant descriptions and cultural suggestions. An explanation of our culture codes, when given in parenthesis, can be found in the "Cultural Information" link on the left sidebar or at the bottom of the product pages.

Our selection of Rare Flowering Plants and Flowering Vines features varieties of many of the most famous tropical and subtropical flowers in the world and should be of particular interest to collectors in milder climates, as well as indoor and greenhouse growers. As always our emphasis is on a broad range of flowering and foliage plants.

Whether your collection consists of just a few plants or an entire botanical garden, we hope you will look to us for your rare flowering plants.

Michael J. Kartuz and Staff

Important facts:

* We are a small family-run nursery in Southern California. We offer over 1,000 varieties of rare, hard-to-find starter plants, which are intended to be grown on by our customers.

* Our healthy plants are sent in their original 2 inch to 3¾ inch sized pots. Be advised that they are not fully grown plants that you would purchase at your local garden center. If you wish to send a plant as a gift, it's best to check with us first for suitability.

* We don't grow a lot of any one kind of plant. Therefore, orders are limited up to 3 for each kind of plant (unless otherwise noted), but order as many different plants as you wish.

* It's a good idea to list alternate plant choices, as we often sell out of many popular plants.

* Our phone is not answered on Mondays, Tuesdays, and until noon on Wednesdays, days devoted to packing and shipping. It's best to send us an email.

* We ship only within the United States, no foreign orders.

* Currently, it's taking 1 to 2 weeks to process and ship most orders.

* Minimum order is $19.50, plus postage and packing fee.

* Credit cards are not charged until the day plants are shipped. Checks are accepted, but credit cards are preferred.

* Please be sure to read "Ordering Information" for more details.

* We no longer offer a printed catalog.