Plant Names Explained - Editors of David & Charles

Plant Names Explained by the Editors of David & Charles unpacks botanical terms and their meanings for gardeners with a curiosity about where plant names come from. Presented as an accessible reference, it is designed to make the language of plant naming clearer and more enjoyable.

Key details

• Hardback edition
• Subtitle: Botanical Terms and Their Meaning
• By the Editors of David & Charles
• 224 pages
• Published by David & Charles, 31 March 2024
• ISBN: 9781446313510

Synopsis

Created for gardeners who want to understand plant names without studying botanical nomenclature in depth, this guide explains how botanical Latin works and what a full botanical name can reveal. Alongside a selective A–Z of botanical names and explanations, it explores cultivar names and translates foreign terms commonly found in plant naming.

Additional features draw out the places, people and plant characteristics that sit behind the words, from gardens and nurseries to colours, habitats and descriptive traits. With 448 colour illustrations and a format intended for dipping into, it is well suited to keeping close at hand when browsing at the garden centre.

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