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Pitcher Plants
of The Americas
Pitcher plants include the largest and
most beautiful of the world's carnivorous plants, plants
that are viewed with fascination by people of all ages,
nationalities, and walks of life. Pitcher Plants of the
Americas is an informative, visually rich overview of the
biology, ecology, biogeography, horticulture, and conservation
needs of the five genera of pitcher plants that occur in
North, Middle, and South America -- a group that includes
three genera of true pitcher plants (Darlingtonia, Heliamphora,
and Sarracenia) and two genera of carnivorous tank bromeliads
(Brocchinia and Catopsis). Pitcher Plants . . . is written
in clear yet substantive language and contains spectacular
photography that provides a comprehensive visual record
of the group. This book will appeal to both general readers
and specialists who are interested in the natural history,
conservation, and horticulture of the American pitcher
plants.
Savage Garden
Peter D'Amato has been raising carnivorous
plants for three decades, and his nursery, California Carnivores,
houses the world's largest collection of flesh-eating flora.
There's not much D'Amato doesn't know about growing these
oddballs of the plant world, and he imparts his expertise
gracefully and with humor in The Savage Garden, which is
aimed at curious gardeners who want to grow carnivorous
plants both indoors and out. From the ever-fascinating
Venus flytrap to the aquatic bladderwort and the rather
extravagantly sexual-looking pitcher plant, these exotic
plants have a reputation for being difficult to grow, but
D'Amato proves otherwise. The necessary water and soil
chemistry, proper lighting, and propagation tips are discussed
thoroughly along with descriptions and growing tips for
many species in each of 11 plant families.
Growing Carnivorous Plants is a comprehensive
guide to identification and cultivation that will help
readers select the best of these remarkable plants to grow
on a windowsill, in a terrarium, or in a greenhouse, and
provides information on feeding and maintenance.
Carnivorous
Plants (Paperback)
The mobile tentacles of the Sundews, the
snapping lobes of the Venus Fly Trap, and the slippery,
baited pitfalls of the Pitcher Plants seem the stuff of
science fiction, yet these amazing plants do exist. Adrian
Slack focuses on some fifty species, using photographs,
line drawings, and diagrams to illustrate their peculiarities.
He explores in detail the wily manner in which each type
of plant entices, catches, and digests its prey.
Gardening With
Carnivores: Sarracenia Pitcher Plants in Cultivation & in
the Wild (Paperback)
A family of carnivorous North American
pitcher plants that grows wild in the Southeastern United
States, the colorful and striking Sarracenia thrives in
nutrient-poor areas, especially near bogs and swamps, and
is also surprisingly cold-hardy. Thus, Sarracenia offers
gardeners an unusual alternative. In this unique work,
Romanowski, an Australian biologist and commercial grower
of aquatic plants, first introduces the history, habitat,
and function of Sarracenia, covering such topics as how
the plants attract and capture insects, pollination and
germination, and efforts at conservation in the wild. He
then presents the ten major taxa, with thorough descriptions
of each. Part 2 covers the plants' cultivation, including
nutritional needs, pests and problems (which are relatively
few), propagation techniques, and constructing a bog garden.
These plants are easy to hybridize, a process covered here
in detail. Part 3 discusses the value of the plants as
cut flowers and provides valuable advice for establishing
a business. Illustrated with 79 beautiful color photographs,
the book also includes a list of worldwide carnivorous
plant societies.
