Bizarre botanicals : how to grow string-of-hearts, jack-in-the-pulpit, panda ginger, and other weird and wonderful plants / Larry Mellichamp and Paula Gross ; foreword by Tony Avent.

By:

Mellichamp, Larry

Contributor(s):

Gross, Paula

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 2010.Edition: 1st edDescription: 283 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cmISBN:

9781604690767 (hbk.)
1604690763 (hbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

635.9 22

LOC classification:

SB454.3.R37 M45 2010

Contents:

Carnivorous plants -- Ferns and fern allies -- Flamboyant flowers and bric-a-bract -- Love plants -- Odd inflorescences -- Weird leaves -- The plant zoo -- Prickly plants -- Orchids -- Succulents.

Summary: Plant experts Larry Mellichamp and Paula Gross take readers on a curious botanical journey of weirdly wonderful plants. 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.

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 3 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Circulating Books	Pennsylvania Horticultural Society	New Books	SB454.3.R37 M45 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		3182700013485

Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references (p.275-277) and index.

Carnivorous plants -- Ferns and fern allies -- Flamboyant flowers and bric-a-bract -- Love plants -- Odd inflorescences -- Weird leaves -- The plant zoo -- Prickly plants -- Orchids -- Succulents.

Plant experts Larry Mellichamp and Paula Gross take readers on a curious botanical journey of weirdly wonderful plants. 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.