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A true story of one of the world's strangest plants and humanity's oddest obsessions: the orchid, brought to book by the author, traveller and self-confessed orchid obsessive.
From the Orinoco River to the hothouses of Kew, and the clandestine nurseries of Europe to the peat bogs of Minnesota, this is a dark and humorous tale of orchid smugglers, ice-cream makers and visionary breeders; of courruption, murder and moths with 12-inch tongues; and of the vicious, bizarre world of international plant politics and the wide range of gentle people whose overriding passion is the cultivation of these beautiful, fragile flowers.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:240 pages, b&w line drawings
- Publisher:Methuen Publishing Ltd
- Publication Date:05/04/2001
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- ISBN:9780413747501
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In Stock - low on stock, only 1 copy remainingFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:240 pages, b&w line drawings
- Publisher:Methuen Publishing Ltd
- Publication Date:05/04/2001
- Category:
- ISBN:9780413747501