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.

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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.