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Bizarre Botanicals features astonishing plants that have extraordinary abilities—pyrotechnic spores that can burst into flame when ignited, flowers that lure insects to their deaths, and “shy” foliage that cowers at the slightest touch. They can all be grown at home. ABOUT THE AUTHORS DR. LARRY MELLICHAMP is a professor of botany and horticulture at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He is also director of the University’s Botanical Gardens. He has written many technical and popular articles on plants and gardening, appears regularly in the local media, and has co-authored three books. PAULA GROSS is the assistant director of the UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens. She has a masters in horticulture from the University of Georgia, followed by two years of hands-on learning at Goodness Grows Nursery. PUBLICITY & PROMOTION PRESS CONTACT: [email protected] • National publicity • Online marketing campaign • Halloween bookstore promotion TIMBER PRESS • 133 SW Second Ave, Ste 450 • Portland, OR 97204 • 503-227-2878 • fax: 503-227-3070 • www.timberpress.com Timber Press books are distributed in the gift and book trade by Workman Publishing. Please see sales representative to order, or call 800-722-7202. Bizae Botanicals How to Grow String-Of-Hearts, Jack-In-The-Pulpit, Panda Ginger, and Other Weird And Wonderful Plants By Dr. Larry Mellichamp and Paula Gross ISBN: 978-1-60469-076-7, $24.95/CAN$31.50 Hardcover, 288 pp, full color throughout Ships in October take a walk on the weird side
