Graduate from ordinary houseplants to extraordinary ones with these 50 desirable, dramatic plants and expert tips on how to obtain, grow, and propagate them.
"A visually stunning book with great information for rare plant
collectors."--Morgan Doane and Erin Harding, authors of How to…
If you're bored with the same old entry-level houseplants and
long for something new, up your game with Enid Offolter. Called
"the Houseplant Queen" by the New York Times, Offolter and her
company, NSE Tropicals, are celebrities within the rare plant
community, with legions of obsessed Instagram followers and plants
that sell in heated auctions for thousands of dollars. In Welcome
to the Jungle, Offolter shows you how to grow and propagate some of
these exceptional botanicals on your own. From the king anthurium with its deeply pleated leaves to
velvety Colombian beauties known to make collectors drop to their
knees, to plants with hot-pink leaves, bizarre corkscrew-shaped
flower spikes, lacy fenestration, and dramatic variegation, these
amazing aroids (a family of plants known for its extravagant
foliage) bring a lush, tropical aesthetic to your home that will
make you the envy of all your plant-loving friends. If you're ready
to rise up to the next level, Welcome to the Jungle is full of
tips, professional advice, behind-the-scenes stories from fellow
plant collectors, and the inspiration you need to grow plants that
make a statement.