House plants

by Maunder, Mike

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Title Statements

Full title :House plants / Mike Maunder.

Summary

"Our penchant for keeping houseplants is an ancient practice dating back to the Pharaohs. House Plants explores the stories behind the plants we bring home and how they were transformed from wild plants into members of our households. A billion-dollar global industry, house plants provide interaction with nature and contribute to our health, happiness, and well-being. They also support their own miniature ecosystems and are part of the home biome. Featuring many superb illustrations, House Plants explores both their botanical history and cultural impact, from song (Gracie Fields's "Biggest Aspidistra in the World"), literature (Orwell's Keep the Aspidistra Flying), and cinema (Audrey II in Little Shop of Horrors) to fashion, technology, contemporary design, and painting"--Publisher's description.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2022

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Reaktion Books Ltd
Place of Publication:London, UK
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2022

The Physical Object

Description:200 pages : : illustrations (chiefly color) ; : 23 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781789145434, 1789145430
oclc:on1273667106
LC Classification:SB419
Dewey Decimal:635.9/65

Introduction: plants of the indoor biome -- The gathering of the exotic -- Monsters and beauties: breeding a better house plant -- Health, happiness and mutualism -- The crystal legacy of Dr Ward -- The house of plants -- Wild and endangered relatives -- Conclusion: new worlds.