num_pages: 288
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.
language: English
title: 100 Flowers and How They Got Their Names
titlecomplete: 100 Flowers and How They Got Their Names
genres: Reference, Nature, Plants, Natural History, Biology, Science, Nonfiction, Essays, Gardening, History
ratings_count: 214
publisher: Algonquin Books