100 Flowers and How They Got Their Names
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
100 Flowers and How They Got Their Names
By (Author) Diana Wells
Illustrated by Ippy Patterson
Workman Publishing
Algonquin Books
2nd January 1997
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Trees, wildflowers and plants: general interest
582.13014
Physical Properties
Paperback
288
Width 126mm, Height 198mm
Description
From Baby Blue Eyes to Silver Bells, from Abelia to Zinnia, every flower tells a story. Gardening writer Diana Wells knows them all. Here she presents one hundred well-known garden favorites and the not-so-well-known stories behind their names. Not for gardeners only, this is a book for anyone interested not just in the blossoms, but in the roots, too. Illustrations by Ippy Patterson.
Author Bio
Diana Wells is the author of 100 Birds and How They Got Their Names and 100 Flowers and How They Got Their Names, has written for Friends Journal, and is contributing editor of the journal Greenprints. Born in Jerusalem, she has lived in England and Italy and holds an honors degree in history from Oxford University. She now lives with her husband on a farm in Pennsylvania.
