The Little Book of Orchids

Chase, Mark W.

£12.99

The Little Book of Orchids introduces you to 75 exquisite examples from around the world.
 

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Publish Date: 26/05/2020
ISBN: 9780711253933 Category: Tags: , ,

Description

Orchids are elegant, exotic and mysterious. Discover 75 amazing examples in this beautiful little book.

One in every seven flowering plants on earth is an orchid, and they have been around since the dinosaurs. These popular and fascinating plants have evolved to thrive in a wide variety of habitats, and come in a huge array of colours and designs – developed to ensure they are pollinated, and thus survive.

Using beautifully coloured engravings, this book showcases a select few from this remarkable plant family. Featuring showy species, such as the Queen of Sheba and the spectacular big lip, as well as those with delicate petals, such as the royal butterfly and the felt orchid, this book illustrates the startling hues and striking forms that make orchids such popular plants. Ingenious flowers abound, with the vampire dragon, monkey-face and black fiddle orchids providing dramatic blooms, while several species, such as the bee orchid, are masters of mimicry, designed to fool insects into thinking they have found a mate.

Get to know these fabulous flowers in this handy little book.
 

Additional information

Weight 313 g
Dimensions 190 × 140 × 20 mm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

176

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

584.72 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K