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. Menacing botanical illustrations and splendidly ghastly drawings create a fascinating portrait of the evildoers that may be lurking in your own backyard. 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). It's an A to Z of plants that kill, maim, intoxicate, and otherwise offend. In Wicked Plants, Stewart takes on over two hundred of Mother Nature's most appalling creations. The book lists plant-life in alphabetical order, beginning with the deadly Aconite (responsible for killing two priests at a dinner party in 1856) to the Yew, known as 'the graveyard tree' in England. Wicked Plants: The A-Z of Plants That Kill, Maim, Intoxicate and Otherwise Offend by Amy Stewart at .uk - ISBN 10: 1604691271 - ISBN 13. A tree that sheds poison daggers a glistening red seed that stops the heart a shrub that causes paralysis a. 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. Amy Stewarts //Wicked Plants// takes readers into the dark heart of the plant world, where innocent-looking berries kill and lovely flowers intoxicate. Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities. Select from these options: Breaking News, Severe Weather, School Closings, Daily Headlines and Daily Forecasts.Shop Barnes & Noble Wicked Plants - The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities by Amy Stewart online at. Sign up for newsletters emailed to your inbox. STE A, Tulsa, 74104.ĭownload our free app for Apple and Android and Kindle devices.

In the second event, Stewart will talk about her book 'The Drunken Botanist' this evening at 6:30 p.m. located at Tulsa Botanic Garden on 3900 Tulsa Botanic Dr. Stewart is going to be speaking at two events for Tulsa Botanic Garden, officials say.Īccording to officials, during the first event, Stewart will be talking about deadly or otherwise offensive plants featured in her book 'Wicked Plants.'Ī book signing will follow over brunch staring today at 10:30 a.m. TULSA - Amy Stewart, NY Times best-selling author, will be in Tulsa today talking about her two books 'Wicked Plants' and 'The Drunken Botanist' located at Tulsa Botanic Garden.

Wicked plants by amy stewart