100 Flowers and How They Got Their Names

Author/Contributor(s):	Wells, Diana ; Patterson, Ippy
Publisher:	Algonquin Books
Date:	01/01/1997
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

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.