Wildflowers (Fandex Family Field Guides Series)

by Ruth Rogers Clausen

Overview

Wildflowers

Bringing the world of North American wildflowers to your fingertips, FANDEX presents a field guide that's as beautiful, practical and intriguing as the flowers themselves. Die-cut images are sharp, the colors true, shapes life-like—identification is guaranteed. Plus a quick chart of vital stats includes family name, life cycle, range, and habitat. Accompanying entries cover the history and cultural significance of each plant—Columbine's use as a love charm, the wars fought over Wild Hyacinth, the medicinal power of White Sage—and detail its use in the home garden.

• 50 DIE-CUT CARDS
• FULL COLOR THROUGHOUT
• KNOWLEDGE AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
• FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761114642
Publisher:	Workman Publishing Company
Publication date:	09/01/1999
Series:	Fandex Family Field Guides Series
Edition description:	CARDS
Pages:	97
Product dimensions:	4.12(w) x 10.75(h) x 0.75(d)
Lexile:	IG1230L (what's this?)
Age Range:	9 - 18 Years

About the Author

Ruth Rogers Clausen is the author of 50 Beautiful Deer-Resistant Plants, and co-author of Essential Perennials and The Proven Winners Garden Book. She received a Quill and Trowel award from the Garden Writers Association (now Garden Communicators International) and has written for the American Garden Guides series. She is the former horticulture editor for Country Living Garden magazine and a long-time contributor to Country Gardens magazine. Ruth lectures widely at horticultural conventions and symposia, flower shows, and to garden societies and clubs. In 2017, she was awarded the Garden Media Award by the Perennial Plant Association.