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The savage garden : cultivating carnivorous plants / Peter D'Amato
Presents a comprehensive guide to carnivorous plants, describing the principal species and providing detailed growing information and tips on soil, water, lighting, and propagation
Record details
- ISBN: 9781607744108
- ISBN: 1607744104
- Physical Description: x, 374 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition: Revised edition
- Publisher: Berkeley [Ca.] : Ten Speed Press, [2013]
- Copyright: ℗♭2013
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Soils -- Water -- The water tray method -- Pottery and containers -- Natural light -- Dormancy -- Artificial light -- Feeding your plants -- Fertilizing carnivores -- Carnivorous plants as pest controllers -- Pests and diseases -- Growing carnivorous plants outdoors -- Windowsill growing -- Terrariums and tanks -- Greenhouse conditions -- Types of greenhouses -- The Venus flytrap -- The American pitcher plants -- The cobra plant -- The sun pitchers -- The sundews -- The West Australian pitcher plant -- The dewy pine -- The rainbow plants -- The butterworts -- The bladderworts -- The tropical pitcher plants -- Other savage plants from the demented mind of Mother Nature |
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| Subject: | Carnivorous plants |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Upper Skagit Library | 635.933 DAM | 1013641 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
PETER DâAMATO has been growing carnivorous plants for nearly forty years and his nursery, California Carnivores (CaliforniaCarnivores.com), houses the worldâs largest collection of carnivorous plants. DâAmato is cofounder of the Bay Area Carnivorous Plant Society and he lectures on the subject nationwide.