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Wildflowers of the Sandia and Manzano Mountains of Central New Mexico

by Larry Littlefield & Pearl Burns

“If the plants could speak they would say, ‘This is how we want you to know us.’ A must-have for all who truly love the mountains.”—Robert Julyan, New Mexico naturalist and author.

Flower Confidential: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful

by Amy Stewart

Award-winning author Amy Stewart takes readers on an around-the-world, behind-the-scenes look at the flower industry and how it has sought—for better or worse—to achieve perfection. She tracks down the hybridizers,...

Wildflowers of Mississippi

by Stephen L. Timme

With its variety of habitats, Mississippi contains an especially rich and diverse set of native and naturalized flowering plants.

First published in 1989, this handy volume is the comprehensive, full-color guide...

Wildflowers of the Appalachian Trail

by Leonard Adkins, Joe Cook & Monica Cook

Wildflowers of the Appalachian Trail is the go-to resource for anyone interested in the wildflowers found along the 2,175-mile-long Appalachian National Scenic Trail. Stunning full-page color photos by Joe Cook...

Birds and Blooms of the 50 States

by Mara Murphy & Anna Branning

This enchanting tour of America's most cherished birds and flowers is an intimate collection of lovely images from beloved letterpress studio Dutch Door Press. Each state's emblematic flora and fauna are paired...

Handy Pocket Guide to Tropical Flowers

by William Warren & Luca Invernizzi Tettoni

Features the most brilliant blooms and blossoms from the tropics and includes scientific, family and common names of each flower in Indonesian, Malay and Thai.

Handy Pocket Guide to Orchids

by David P. Banks

Features over 120 orchid species found in Southeast Asia and contains more than 130 color photographs.

Aloes in Southern Africa

by Gideon Smith & Braam van Wyk

Aloes in Southern Africa explores the character and biology, habits, features and distribution of African aloes. It details 58 species, their cultivation and propagation, plus medicinal, cosmetic and culinary...

Guide to Succulents of Southern Africa

by Gideon Smith & Neil Crouch

This accessible guide features 250 of our most widespread and interesting succulents. Colour photographs and authoritative text give key identification features, and distribution maps show occurrence in southern...

The Scent of Scandal: Greed, Betrayal, and the World's Most Beautiful Orchid

by Craig Pittman

After its Peruvian discovery in 2002, Phragmipedium kovachii became the rarest and most sought-after orchid in the world. Prices soared to $10,000 on the black market. Then one showed up at Marie Selby Botanical...

A Victorian Flower Dictionary: The Language of Flowers Companion

by Mandy Kirkby & Vanessa Diffenbaugh

“A flower is not a flower alone; a thousand thoughts invest it.”

Daffodils signal new beginnings, daisies innocence. Lilacs mean the first emotions of love, periwinkles tender recollection. Early Victorians...