The Savage Garden
Cultivating Carnivorous Plants
Berkeley [Calif.] : Ten Speed Press, [2013]
Format: Book
Edition: Revised edition.
Description: x, 374 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Presents a comprehensive guide to carnivorous plants, describing the principal species and providing detailed growing information and tips on soil, water, lighting, and propagation.
Contents:
Soils -- Water -- The water tray method -- Pottery and containers -- Natural light -- Dormancy -- Artificial light -- Feeding your plants -- Fertilizing carnivores -- Carnivorous plants as pest controllers -- Pests and diseases -- Growing carnivorous plants outdoors -- Bog gardens -- Windowsill growing -- Terrariums and tanks -- Greenhouses -- The Venus flytrap -- The American pitcher plants -- The cobra plant -- The sun pitchers -- The sundews -- The West Australian pitcher plant -- The dewy pine -- The rainbow plants -- The butterworts -- The bladderworts -- The tropical pitcher plants -- Other savage plants from the demented mind of Mother Nature.
ISBN:
9781607744108
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
GARDEN Plants D'A | Ballentine Indoors | Nonfiction | In |