Plant Love: The Scandalous Truth about the Sex Life of Plants (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780993389221)

Who knew that bee orchids trick insects into having sex with them, avocado flowers are female one day and male the next, and some flowers are the insect equivalent of nightclubs where males and females meet and mate? Author Mike Allaby reveals more than 200 of nature's most unseemly creations in this sensational exposé. The sexual antics of plants are far more varied than those of people, and plants have preferences and techniques for which we have no equivalent. Being rooted to the spot, many rely on pollinators for assistance--and forget birds and bees, we're talking kangaroos, giraffes, and vampire bats. Botanical illustrations throw light on the gallery of pimps, hookers, and gigolos who may be lurking in your back garden and spice up this compendium of scurrilous botany which--be warned--may shock the worldliest of gardeners.

Author: Michael Allaby
ISBN-10: 0993389228
ISBN-13: 9780993389221
Publisher: Filbert Press
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2017
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 8.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d