Plant Love by Michael Allaby
Get ready for the shocking truth about botanical sex. Did you know bee orchids trick insects into having sex with them? Or that avocado flowers open female one day and male the next? Discover over 200 of natures most unseemly creations in this sensational expose.The sex life of plants did not top my list of "things one is curious about" but on reading Michael Allaby's neat hardback I had a change of heartThere is much switching of gender and some rather modern practices, but the light-hearted tone is supplemented by genuine erudition.
-- Alexandra Henton * The Field *What secret raunchiness is going on in your garden without your knowledge? No, the doggers haven’t come to town, it’s the plants that are getting naughty in this light-hearted botanical volume, packed with delightful illustrations.
-- Prudence Ivey * Ham & High *Delve into the world of botanical sex and discover the techniques used by plants to enter into unseemly liaisons to reproduce and survive.
* Gardens Illustrated *Mike Allaby has been writing all his life – it all began with a detective story, which he wrote aged seven in indelible pencil to give it permanence. In 1971, he published his first book about the birth of the environmental movement and he's been a full-time writer ever since. Popular science is his speciality and he is editor of several dictionaries for Oxford University Press and author of a dictionary of science for gardeners and a gardener's guide to weather for Timber Press. Michael takes pleasure in sharing the richness of the world around him, exploring the way things work and teasing out answers to his own questions. He still enjoys telling stories and although for the most part he's moved on from writing crime, enjoyed this foray into the dark underbelly of the plant world.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780993389221 |
| ISBN 10 | 0993389228 |
| Title | Plant Love |
| Author | Michael Allaby |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Filbert Press |
| Year published | 2016-10-06 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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