The Little Book of Orchids (eBook)

Gems of Nature

Mark Chase, Maarten Christenhusz, Tom Mirenda (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2020
176 Seiten
Ivy Press (Verlag)
978-0-7112-5394-0 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.5.2020
• Reihe/Serie: The Little Book of
• Reihe/Serie: The Little Book of
• Zusatzinfo: 210 illustrations and maps
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 140 x 140 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Garten
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
• Themenwelt: Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
• Schlagworte: beautiful book • beautiful gifts • beginners book • Beginners guide • birthday present • book about orchids • book on flowers • Christmas present • common orchids • flower books • flowers that mimic insects • gardening books • Gift Book • Gift Books • gifts • gifts for men • gifts for women • guide to orchids • holiday books • how are orchids pollinated • illustrated Book • illustrations of orchids • interesting facts • learn about orchids • mothers day gifts • national gardening day • national gardening week • national orchid day • orchid colors • orchid colours • orchid flowers • Orchids • orchids giftbook • Orchid species • pictures of orchids • presents fathers day • quick facts • Quick Reads • rare orchids • read about orchids • simple reads • small gift book • small guide to orchids • smart books • smart gifts • Trivia book • where do orchids grow • wild orchids • world naked gardening day
• ISBN-10: 0-7112-5394-3 / 0711253943
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7112-5394-0 / 9780711253940