Barry Rice

Great photos, and an enormous amount of in-depth information about carnivorous plants: where they are found, how to grow them, and cutting-edge information like how to grow plants using tissue cultures. Rice also discusses conservation in detail; an important topic for these plants which grow in particularly threatened habitats.

I will say I didn't enjoy this quite as much as The Savage Garden, but it's hard for me to pinpoint why. Perhaps because it is slightly more academic in its approach, or slightly less oriented toward the layperson grower. It didn't excite me quite as much about growing CPs. But I feel faintly guilty about this as it is such a complete and accessible book.… (más)