Quiver Trees, Phantom Orchids & Rock Splitters: The Remarkable Survival Strategies of Plants

"Showcases the many weird and wonderful ways plants adapt to survive and spread their progeny . . . A great book for anyone interested in botany" (The Gardener).

Whether it's an arctic heather that can create subtropical conditions within its leaves, or a dwarf mistletoe that can shoot its seeds up to fifty feet away, plants demonstrate remarkable strategies in coping with and surviving their environments.

Plants are often exposed to bitter cold, relentless winds, intense heat, drought...