100 Flowers and How They Got Their Names

For the reason that Backyard of Eden, individuals have discovered pleasure and function in giving names to flora. And our relationship to flowers, as meals, medication, magic, adornment, and ornament, goes again lengthy earlier than recorded historical past.

From Child Blue Eyes to Silver Bell, from Abelia to Zinnia, each flower tells a narrative. Gardening author Diana Wells is aware of all of them. Right here she presents 100 well-known backyard favorites and the not-so-well-known tales behind their names. Not for gardeners solely, this can be a e-book for anybody not simply within the blossoms, however within the roots, too.

With illustrations by Ippy Patterson.