Bizarre Botanicals: How to Grow String-of-Hearts, Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Panda Ginger, and Other Weird and Wonderful Plants - Couverture rigide

Mellichamp, Larry; Gross, Paula

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1604690763 ISBN 13 : 9781604690767

Editeur : Timber Press, 2010

Synopsis

Gardeners love tulips, lilies, and pansies - the common, but beautiful, plants found in the average garden. But there are realms in the plant world far beyond these familiar favourites. In Bizarre Botanicals, plant experts Larry Mellichamp and Paula Gross take readers on a curious botanical journey of weirdly wonderful plants that can be grown at home. Bizarre Botanicals features over 75 astonishing plants that have extraordinary abilities - from pyrotechnic spores that can burst into flame when ignited to flowers that lure insects to their deaths. Each plant profile includes essential care and cultivation information. A difficulty scale alerts gardeners to how easy (or difficult) it is to grow the plant at home. There's no reason to forsake lilies and petunias. But after reading Bizarre Botanicals, gardeners will want to take a walk on the weird side and try a few of these peculiar plants for themselves.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Dr. Larry Mellichamp is a Professor of Botany and Horticulture at the University of North Carolina where he has taught for over 30 years. Paula Gross holds a Masters in Horticulture from the University of Georgia. She also spent two years of training at Goodness Grows Nursery.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Timber Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1604690763
• ISBN 13: 9781604690767
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 284
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible