OTL reloaded: Weird Plants by Chris Thorogood
About this episode
This episode features a discussion with botanist Chris Thorogood about unusual houseplants and insights from his book 'Weird Plants'.
I'm taking a break until July 17 but while I am gone, I am bringing you three gems from the On The Ledge archive. The first is episode 71, first published way back in 2018, all about some of the odder houseplants in existence. Dr Chris Thorogood is a botanist at Oxford Botanic Garden with a clever sideline in painting brilliant pictures of the plants he loves and studies: his new book, Weird Plants, is a brilliant book for anyone who wants to delve a bit deeper into some of the strangest corners of the botanical world. I find out from Chris why engineers are studying the slippery qualities of Nepenthes pitchers, which creature uses Low's pitcher plant as a toilet, and why Stapelia flowers look mouldy. See full show notes here: https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/2018/11/6/episode-71-chris-thorogood Support On The Ledge on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ontheledge Check out The Atlas of Deadly Plants, Legends of the Leaf, my book on houseplants and my houseplant cards Houseplant Gardener in a Box here . Follow Jane Perrone on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/j.l.perrone Follow Jane Perrone on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@j.l.perrone Join the Houseplant Fans of On The…
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