Few groups of plants capture the imagination like these carnivores, which act as predators rather than prey. Among the best known are the Venus fly trap and the various pitcher plants; these and many others are covered.Published at $34.95 Our last copies available at $17.49
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Few groups of plants capture the imagination like these carnivores, which act as predators rather than prey. Among the best known are the Venus fly trap and the various pitcher plants; these and many others are covered.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Carnivorous Plants of the World (Paperback)
Overall, the photos are quite good. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of the written material. There were a number of errors in plant information. An example was the information presented for the monotypic genus Darlingtonia californica, which contained erroneous information regarding its habitat extending north into British Columbia. The line drawings in this work are quite delightful and worth viewing. Overall, this book would be useful to newcomers into the world of Carnivourous plants, but long time hobbyists should examine other publications for more serious, in-depth information.
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15 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
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A poor introduction to growing carnivorous plants,
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This review is from: Carnivorous Plants of the World (Paperback)
While this book does have some nice photos, it is overall a poor introduction to the cultivation of carnivorous plants giving erroneous information concerning their cultivation, propogation, collection and distribution. This, in my opinion, makes it an unworthy book. Purchase 'The Savage Garden' or, if you can find it, 'Insect Eating Plants and How to Grow Them'. Both are much more worthy of the enthusiasts money!
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What is plant carnivory? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
growing carnivorous plants, natural hybrid complex, form winter buds, tentacle gland, part sphagnum peat moss, living sphagnum moss, brood bodies, collective epithet, planting media, marginal tentacles, easier species, damp medium, sticky mucilage, downward pointing hairs, planting medium, fringed wings, trigger hairs, sessile glands, epiphytic species, damp sphagnum moss, nectar glands, part perlite, carnivorous nature, spectral balance, hour photoperiod Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mixta Group, Wrigleyana Group, Chelsonii Group, Deslogesii Group, Venus Fly Trap, Planting Media Sphagnum, Mexican Pinguicula, United States, Henryana Group, Dominii Group, Light Indirect, Sexual Reproduction Flowers, Temperatures Summer, Dyeriana Group, Excelsior Group, Flowers Flowers, Hybrida Group, Lake Badgebup White Flower, Nobilis Group, Robin Louise New!
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What is plant carnivory? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
growing carnivorous plants, natural hybrid complex, form winter buds, tentacle gland, part sphagnum peat moss, living sphagnum moss, brood bodies, collective epithet, planting media, marginal tentacles, easier species, damp medium, sticky mucilage, downward pointing hairs, planting medium, fringed wings, trigger hairs, sessile glands, epiphytic species, damp sphagnum moss, nectar glands, part perlite, carnivorous nature, spectral balance, hour photoperiod Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mixta Group, Wrigleyana Group, Chelsonii Group, Deslogesii Group, Venus Fly Trap, Planting Media Sphagnum, Mexican Pinguicula, United States, Henryana Group, Dominii Group, Light Indirect, Sexual Reproduction Flowers, Temperatures Summer, Dyeriana Group, Excelsior Group, Flowers Flowers, Hybrida Group, Lake Badgebup White Flower, Nobilis Group, Robin Louise New!
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- Tallahassee (FL) (Black America) by Althemese Barnes in Back Matter
- Wetland Plants: Biology and Ecology by Julie K. Cronk on 4 pages
- A Guide to the Wildflowers of South Carolina by Douglas Alan Rayner in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Carnivorous Plants of the United States and Canada by Donald Schnell in Back Matter
- Root Physiology: from Gene to Function (Plant Ecophysiology) by Hans Lambers on page 139
- Encyclopedia of Water Garden Plants by Greg Speichert on page 269
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