Weird And Wacky Plants

Learn about the strangest and oddest natural plants on earth—the world's tiniest plant to the world's biggest and heaviest flower, plants that grow in air, plants that eat insects…and many more.

Takes a look at some of the stinkiest, strangest, and deadliest plants on earth. Sample subjects include the Venus flytrap and the pitcher plant. Extreme Readers Level 3 Confident Reader.

Weird and Wacky Plants, Level 3 Weird and Wacky Plants takes a look at some of the stinkiest, strangest, and deadliest plants on earth. Sample subjects include the Venus flytrap and the pitcher plant.

This book introduces plants that have extreme characteristics, such as birds-of-paradise, pitcher plants, Venus flytraps, poison ivy, and foxglove.

Have you heard about Flowers that stink like rotting meat? Purple carrots, blue corn and rainbow spinach? One tree that is the size of a whole forest? Plants that look like sheep, elephants' feet, flying ducks and bats? Not limited to Venus flytraps and carnivorous plants, this book goes much further in exploring all sorts of weird, wacky and wonderful plant life. Amazing facts and information about all sorts of crazy plants is combined with lots of practical 'how to' sections so kids can grow some weirdos themselves. Chapters include: Freaky Flowers Orchids Tricky Trees Meat Eaters Cacti & Succulents Haphazard Herbs Mad Vegies Pods & Fruit Other Weirdos

For the first time, this extraordinary compilation showcases weird, mysterious and bizarre plants from around the world. Plants trick, kill, steal and kidnap, and this unique book explores a fascinating world in which plants have turned the tables on animals. Author Chris Thorogood showcases these plant behaviours, the interrelationships among plants, the interdependencies between plants and animals, and the intrigue of plant evolution. All types of weird and sinister are featured in this book, from carnivorous plants that drug, drown and consume unsuspecting insect prey; giant pitcher plants that have evolved toilets for tree shrews; flowers that mimic rotting flesh to attract pollinating flies, and orchids that duplicitously look, feel and even smell like a female insect to bamboozle sex-crazed male bees.

Celebrate the weird, wacky, and wonderful world of plants with a book that revels in the diversity of the botanical world. Plants are truly awe-inspiring. They can be vast, minute, smelly, or spectacularly ugly. Some plants live on their own, or by growing off others; some live by air and water; others are carnivorous, eating the creatures around them; some plants look remarkably like animals; while others have unusual symbolism; and some have special cultural significance. This book explores them all, bringing together the most peculiar and most fascinating plants on the planet – celebrating them in all their diverse splendor. Split into five chapters, covering everything from poisonous plants to painkilling ones, Michael Perry explains exactly what makes each plant special. With exquisitely detailed illustrations of all the different species, this is an informative, humorous, and beautiful gift for all those who love plants – whether they want to grow them or not. Hortus Curious delivers a different way to view the plant world and enjoy it for its bonkers and bizarre. The book is split into five chapters, covering: - Plants Behaving Badly – the criminal world of plants such as poisonous plants, insect catching plants, and plants that do risky thing - Mistaken Identity – plants that look like other things, e.g. flowers that look like monkeys, bees, or even dead man’s fingers - Greater Good – did you know that aspirin comes from a plant? This chapter explores the plants that make up our everyday products - Superheroes – find out about the plants that can disguise themselves, changing color, shape or even moving themselves - X-rated Plants – a selection of the rudest plants out there! A humorous and quirky gift book for people interested in plants and gardening, Hortus Curious is sure to delight.

Explore the exotic plant life featured in the grow-it-yourself kits manufactured by DuneCraft. Full-page images to color and fascinating captions profile the moonflower, fly trap, money plant, and many others.