Customer Reviews

Wildflowers of California

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An "Elegant Book of California Flora" (as stated in the preface). The book has ~135 gorgeous plates of wildflower pictures, some closeup and some landscapes. The flowers are identified with both common names as well as scientific ones. Dates and locations are shown for each photo. This book is more a photographic study than a wildflower identification book.

I bought 2 of these for gifts and 1 for myself. The drawings and photos in field guides are always too small. The pictures of flowers in this book leave no doubt about what your're looking at. Non-native (alien) species are identified. Even pine cones and insects are identified. The introduction about habitats, pollinators, soils, climate,etc. is well written. There is a discussion about cameras, lenses and film used. This is not a comprehnsive field guide, but it will help most amateur naturalists identify many common plants. I love this book and hope the authors continue their wonderful work. Last, but perhaps most importantly, this book is incredibly afforable.

This is a book to cherish. Larry Ulrich's large format photography brings us into a world of beauty. From the grand views to the tiny details, everything is perfection. All flowers were taken in their setting and at their best. I have the 1994 edition. Printing is one of the sharpest I have seen and colors are sumptuous.

Picture books are great. This one is the best. For detail, color, clarity, texture, composition -- every photo is a prize winner. 5 stars!

I was expecting a guide on how to identify different types of wildflowers; this was a nice book featuring pretty photography.

A beautiful and inspiring book. I appreciate that the author provides shoot date and location for each picture - very thoughtful!

The book was in good condition - that is not my issue. My issue is that the seller advertised it as the collector's edition, but the book sent was a regular paperback issue without the author's signature. I paid a little more for the collector's edition and could have bought a regular paperback for a lower price as several of those were available.