内容简介
Forfifteenyears,TheSavageGardenhasbeenthenumberonebestsellingbibleforthoseinterestedingrowingcarnivorousplants.Thisneweditionisfullyrevisedtoincludethelatestdevelopmentsanddiscoveriesinthecarnivorousplantworld,makingitthemostaccurateanduptodatebookofitskind.YoumaybefamiliarwiththeVenusflytrap,butdidyouknowthatsomepitcherplantscan—anddo—digestanentirerat?Orthatthereareseveralhundredspeciesofcarnivorousplantsonourplanet?Beautiful,unusual,andsurprisinglyeasytogrow,flesh-eatingplantsthriveeverywherefromwindowsillstooutdoorcontainergardens,inawidevarietyofclimates.TheSavageGardenisthemostcomprehensiveguidetothesefascinatingoddities,gloriouslyillustratedwithmorethan200colorphotos.Fullyrevisedwiththelatestdevelopmentsinthecarnivorousplantworld,thisneweditionincludes:•Allthebasics—fromwateringandfeedingtomodernadvancesinartificiallighting,soil,andfertilizers.•Detaileddescriptionsofhundredsofplants,includingmanyoftheincrediblenewspeciesthathavebeenrecentlydiscoveredandhybridized.•Cultivationandpropagationinformationforalltheplantfamilies:pitcherplants,Venusflytraps,sundews,rainbowplants,bladderworts,andmanyotherpeculiarplantsfromthedementedmindofMotherNature.Whetheryou’reabeginnerwithyourfirstflytraporanexpertlookingforthelatestexoticspecimen,thisclassicbookhaseverythingyouneedtogrowyourveryownlittlegardenofhorrors.