The Book of Orchids: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from Around the World

by Cressida Bell and Mark W. Chase

One in every seven flowering plants on earth is an orchid. Yet orchids retain an air of exotic mystery--and they remain remarkably misunderstood and underappreciated. The orchid family contains an astonishing array of colors, forms, and smells that captivate growers from all walks of life across the globe. Though undeniably elegant, the popular moth orchid--a grocery store standard--is a bland stand-in when compared with its thousands of more complex...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022622452X
• ISBN13: 9780226224527
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 656 Pages
• Weight: 5.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 7.5" x 10.9"