The Plant Messiah Adventures in Search of the World's Rarest Species

Carlos Magdalena of Kew Gardens is not your average botanical horticulturist. He's a man on a mission to save the world's most endangered plants from destruction and thieves hunting for wealthy collectors. He is a plant messiah.From the planet's tiniest waterlily - the Nymphaea thermarum - to Huarango trees with roots over 50 metres long, Carlos has a miraculous ability to bring breathtakingly beautiful plants back from the brink of extinction. He has travelled to the most remote and dangerous parts of the world - from the mountains of Peru to isolated Indian Ocean islands to the deepest Australian outback - in search of the rarest exotic species. Then, back in the Tropical Nursery at Kew, he uses pioneering, left-field techniques to help them grow.Now he's here to spread the gospel. The Plant Messiah is the inspirational story of a man who has devoted - and risked - his life to save incredible species, all in the name of making this Earth a greener and happier place. Amen to that.

ISBN:	9780241979297
Publisher:	Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:	Penguin Books
Published date:	05 Apr 2018
DEWEY:	333.953216
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	xvi, 217 , 16 unnumbered of plates
Weight:	198g
Height:	197mm
Width:	130mm
Spine width:	16mm

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