The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities

   As seen in the September 2009 issue of Michigan Gardener Magazine!

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by Amy Stewart; Illustrated by Briony Morrow-Cribbs; Drawings by Jonathon Rosen

Bestselling author of Flower Confidential, Amy Stewart, delves into the dark side of the plant kingdom.  A tree that sheds poison daggers; a glistening red seed that stops the heart; a shrub that causes paralysis; a vine that strangles; and a leaf that triggered a war. In Wicked Plants, Stewart takes on over two hundred of Mother Nature’s most appalling creations. It’s an entertaining one-of-a-kind A to Z guide of plants that kill, maim, intoxicate, and otherwise offend. You’ll learn which plants to avoid (like exploding shrubs), which plants make themselves exceedingly unwelcome (like the vine that ate the South), and which ones have been killing for centuries (like the weed that killed Abraham Lincoln's mother).

Menacing botanical illustrations and splendidly ghastly drawings create a fascinating portrait of the evildoers that may be lurking in your own backyard. Drawing on history, medicine, science, and legend, this compendium of bloodcurdling botany will entertain, alarm, and enlighten even the most intrepid gardeners and nature lovers.

about Amy Stewart -

Amy Stewart’s essays and commentaries have appeared in the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, Garden Design, Organic Gardening, and elsewhere. She has been featured on NPR, Good Morning America, and CBS Sunday Morning.

ISBN: 9781565126831 (1565126831)
Book: Paper over board, 256 pages
Dimensions: 5.5 x 7 inches
Illustrations: two color troughout
Publisher: Algonquin Press
Copyright ©2009