Overview
Beautiful, exotic, and surprisingly easy to grow, flesh-eating plants thrive indoors and out, in a wide variety of climates. The Savage Garden is hands-down the most comprehensive guide to these fascinating oddities, fully illustrated with 200+ color photos. This updated edition covers changes in soil and fertilizer products; water quality updates; advances in artificial lighting; new information on transplanting, pot sizes, and plant grooming; and the many incredible new species of carnivorous plants that have been discovered and hybridized, including a dozen new sun pitchers and over 50 tropical pitcher plants. Whether you're a beginner with your first Venus flytrap or an expert looking for the latest specimen, this book covers everything you need to create and nurture your very own little garden of horrors. For fifteen years,The Savage Gardenhas been the number one bestselling bible for those interested in growing carnivorous plants. This new edition is fully revised to include the latest developments and discoveries in the carnivorous plant world, making it the most accurate and up to date book of its kind. You may be familiar with the Venus flytrap, but did you know that some pitcher plants can-and do-digest an entire rat? Or that there are several hundredspecies of carnivorous plants on our planet? Beautiful, unusual, and surprisingly easy to grow, flesh-eating plants thrive everywhere from windowsills to outdoor container gardens, in a wide variety of climates. The Savage Garden is the most comprehensive guide to these fascinating oddities, gloriously illustrated with more than 200 color photos. Fully revised with the latest developments in the carnivorous plant world, this new edition includes- . All the basics-from watering and feeding to modern advances in artificial lighting, soil, and fertilizers. . Detailed descriptions of hundreds of plants, including many of the incredible new species that have been recently discovered and hybridized. . Cultivation and propagation information for all the plant families- pitcher plants, Venus flytraps, sundews, rainbow plants, bladderworts, and many other peculiar plants from the demented mind of Mother Nature. Whether you're a beginner with your first flytrap or an expert looking for the latest exotic specimen, this classic book has everything you need to grow your very own little garden of horrors.
Full Product Details
Author: Peter D'Amato
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
Imprint: Ten Speed Press
Edition: Revised edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.885kg
ISBN: 9781607744108
ISBN 10: 1607744104
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 02 July 2013
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
If you're a carnivorous plant aficionado, you will love the book. If you're new to these plants, you too will become hooked. --Chicago Tribune Discusses each species in detail--from the well-known Venus flytrap to dewy pines and rainbow plants. Ample color photos show an amazing range of form, texture, and color. Don't miss the last chapter, 'Other Savage Plants from the Demented Mind of Mother Nature.' --Columbus Dispatch The most comprehensive guide to this unusual plant world. --Sacramento Bee A bible for growers. --San Antonio Express-News
If you're a carnivorous plant aficionado, you will love the book. If you're new to these plants, you too will become hooked. --Chicago Tribune Discusses each species in detail--from the well-known Venus flytrap to dewy pines and rainbow plants. Ample color photos show an amazing range of form, texture, and color. Don't miss the last chapter, 'Other Savage Plants from the Demented Mind of Mother Nature.' --Columbus Dispatch The most comprehensive guide to this unusual plant world. --Sacramento Bee A bible for growers. --San Antonio Express-News
If you're a carnivorous plant aficionado, you will love the book. If you're new to these plants, you too will become hooked. -Chicago Tribune Discusses each species in detail-from the well-known Venus flytrap to dewy pines and rainbow plants. Ample color photos show an amazing range of form, texture, and color. Don't miss the last chapter, 'Other Savage Plants from the Demented Mind of Mother Nature.' -Columbus Dispatch The most comprehensive guide to this unusual plant world. -Sacramento Bee A bible for growers. -San Antonio Express-News
Author Information
PETER D'AMATO has been growing carnivorous plants for nearly forty years and his nursery, California Carnivores (CaliforniaCarnivores.com), houses the world's largest collection of carnivorous plants. D'Amato is cofounder of the Bay Area Carnivorous Plant Society and he lectures on the subject nationwide.
