Extraordinary Orchids
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Extraordinary Orchids
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Author : Sandra Knapp
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2021-04-02
Extraordinary Orchids written by Sandra Knapp and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-02 with Gardening categories.
"First published in 2021 by the Natural History Museum, ... London."--Title page verso.
Agnes And Her Amazing Orchid
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Author : Linda Locke
language : en
Publisher: Epigram Books
Release Date : 2018
Agnes And Her Amazing Orchid written by Linda Locke and has been published by Epigram Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Nominated for the 2019 Singapore Book Awards, Best Children's Picture Book In the 1800s, a girl named Agnes Joaquim was passionate about plants. She even learned to grow cool-weather European vegetables in the tropical heat of Singapore. As she grew up, she collected many prizes for her plants. One day, after many trials and difficulty, she created a brand-new orchid. She showed it to an orchid expert named Henry Ridley, who officially named the flower the Vanda Miss Joaquim. This is the story of how one woman's ingenuity and determination created a flower that became world famous...and Singapore's National Flower in 1981. "Agnes and Her Amazing Orchid chronicles the remarkable journey of a brilliant horticulturist. An excellent introduction to our national flower, this wonderful book also provides a glimpse into the orchid breeding process. Singapore has a rich heritage in orchid cultivation, being one of the leading orchid hybridisation centres in the world. I hope this engaging story will inspire an interest in horticulture and botany amongst our children." —Kenneth Er, CEO of National Parks Board "A remarkable story of Agnes Joaquim’s passion for horticulture, whose interest in breeding orchids led her to become the first woman to breed a hybrid orchid – Singapore’s national flower the Vanda Miss Joaquim. Her story inspires us all to pursue our dreams." —Rosa Daniel, Deputy Secretary (Culture) Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
The Book Of Orchids
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Author : Mark W. Chase
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2017-03-13
The Book Of Orchids written by Mark W. Chase and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-13 with Gardening categories.
One of every seven flowering plants on earth is an orchid. Some are stunningly over the top; others almost inconspicuous. The Orchidaceae is the second most widely geographically distributed family, after the grasses, yet remains one of the least understood. This book will profile 600 species, representing the remarkable and unexpected diversity and complexity in the taxonomy and phylogeny of these beguiling plants, and the extraordinary means they have evolved in order to ensure the attraction of pollinators. Each species entry includes life-size photographs to capture botanical detail, as well as information on distribution, peak flowering period, and unique attributes--both natural and cultural. The result is a work which will attract and allure, much as the orchids themselves do.
Orchid Fever
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Author : Eric Hansen
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2016-09-21
Orchid Fever written by Eric Hansen and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-21 with Travel categories.
The acclaimed author of Motoring with Mohammed brings us a compelling adventure into the remarkable world of the orchid and the impossibly bizarre array of international characters who dedicte their lives to it. The orchid is used for everything from medicine for elephants to an aphrodisiac ice cream. A Malaysian species can grow to weigh half a ton while a South American species fires miniature pollen darts at nectar-sucking bees. But the orchid is also the center of an illicit international business: one grower in Santa Barbara tends his plants while toting an Uzi, and a former collector has been in hiding for seven years after serving a jail sentence for smuggling thirty dollars worth of orchids into Britain. Deftly written and captivatingly researched, Orchid Fever is an endlessly enchanting and entertaining tour of an exotic world. "A wonderful book, I've been up all night reading it, laughing and crying out in horror and clucking at the vivid images of bureaucracy with the bit in its teeth." —Annie Proulx "An extraordinary, well-told tale of botany, obsession and plant politics. Hansen's vivid descriptions of the complex techniques some orchids use to pollinate themselves will raise your eyebrows at nature's sexual ingenuity." —USA Today
The Amazing World Of Orchids
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Author : Wilma Rittershausen
language : en
Publisher: Quadrille Publishing
Release Date : 2011-02
The Amazing World Of Orchids written by Wilma Rittershausen and has been published by Quadrille Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02 with Orchid culture categories.
Mysterious and alluring, infinitely beautiful and breathtakingly varied, orchids have fired man's imagination throughout the ages. This book is a guide from world authorities on orchids, featuring all the newest varieties.
The World Wildlife Fund Book Of Orchids
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Author : Jack Kramer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
The World Wildlife Fund Book Of Orchids written by Jack Kramer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Gardening categories.
Kramer's lively, authoritative text covers legend, botany, and cultivation of orchids. The gorgeous pictures and complete captions on the stellar members of this family make this a book no orchid collector can be without. 234 illustrations, 212 in full color.
100 Orchids For Florida
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Author : Jack Kramer
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2012-03-01
100 Orchids For Florida written by Jack Kramer and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-01 with Gardening categories.
Here are 100 beautiful orchids that you can grow in Florida. These orchids were chosen for their beauty, ease of cultivation, and suitability to Florida's climate. Whether you are an old hand at growing orchids or are a beginner anxious to try it, you will find help here choosing the plants that will work for you, as well as help on how best to make them prosper. First you will learn about the structure of orchids; how they are named; and how to pot, water, feed, ventilate, and protect them from weather and insects. You will find you can grow them inside and outside in Florida, and some even in the ground as part of the landscape. Then you will be introduced to 100 fabulous orchids that are well-suited to Florida. You'll find answers to commonly asked questions, lists of suppliers, and a handy reference chart to plant size, flower color, bloom size, bloom time, and exposure.
The Orchid Thief
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Author : Susan Orlean
language : en
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date : 2011-07-20
The Orchid Thief written by Susan Orlean and has been published by Ballantine Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-20 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK A modern classic of personal journalism, The Orchid Thief is Susan Orlean’s wickedly funny, elegant, and captivating tale of an amazing obsession. Determined to clone an endangered flower—the rare ghost orchid Polyrrhiza lindenii—a deeply eccentric and oddly attractive man named John Laroche leads Orlean on an unforgettable tour of America’s strange flower-selling subculture, through Florida’s swamps and beyond, along with the Seminoles who help him and the forces of justice who fight him. In the end, Orlean—and the reader—will have more respect for underdog determination and a powerful new definition of passion. In this new edition, coming fifteen years after its initial publication and twenty years after she first met the “orchid thief,” Orlean revisits this unforgettable world, and the route by which it was brought to the screen in the film Adaptation, in a new retrospective essay. Look for special features inside. Join the Random House Reader’s Circle for author chats and more. Praise for The Orchid Thief “Stylishly written, whimsical yet sophisticated, quirkily detailed and full of empathy . . . The Orchid Thief shows [Orlean’s] gifts in full bloom.”—The New York Times Book Review “Fascinating . . . an engrossing journey [full] of theft, hatred, greed, jealousy, madness, and backstabbing.”—Los Angeles Times “Orlean’s snapshot-vivid, pitch-perfect prose . . . is fast becoming one of our national treasures.”—The Washington Post Book World “Orlean’s gifts [are] her ear for the self-skewing dialogue, her eye for the incongruous, convincing detail, and her Didion-like deftness in description.”—Boston Sunday Globe “A swashbuckling piece of reporting that celebrates some virtues that made America great.”—The Wall Street Journal
The Little Book Of Orchids
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Author : Mark Chase
language : en
Publisher: Ivy Press
Release Date : 2020-05-26
The Little Book Of Orchids written by Mark Chase and has been published by Ivy Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-26 with Gardening categories.
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.
Introducing Orchids
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Author : Wilma Rittershausen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002-10
Introducing Orchids written by Wilma Rittershausen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-10 with Gardening categories.
Orchids look so extraordinary and exotic with their intense coloring and spectacular flowers that most people assume they are difficult to grow. But nothing could be farther from the truth. They are, in fact, straightforward in their needs and, in the right conditions, extremely robust, flowering year after year for many weeks at a time - sometimes outliving their owner! Introducing Orchids is prefect for plant lovers who are fascinated by orchids but haven't dared to grow them.