Flower Grown Wild

A guide to wild flower propagation and cultivation based on ten years of pioneering research at the North Carolina Botanical Garden.

Offers information on growing and propagating over 1,000 different species of wildflower, and includes an encyclopedia of plants native to the United States and Canada.

"Field Book of Western Wild Flowers" by J. J. Thornber, Margaret Armstrong. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Common Montana wildflowers are described and illustrated with color drawings. They are grouped by habitat and each habitat is also generally described.

Margaret Armstrong, a prolific book cover designer and illustrator, spent a few years traveling around the western United States at the beginning of the twentieth century, and in 1911 she was one of the first women to descend to the floor of the Grand Canyon. There she discovered some new flower species and began writing and illustrating the exquisite and thorough Field Book of Western Wildflowers. This was the first comprehensive handbook to supply detailed information about the plethora of flowers growing in the western United States and includes detailed information on seventy-five plant families, like water-plantain, lily, buttercup, poppy, mustard, hydrangea, plum, rose, cactus, wintergreen, figwort, and valerian families, and many others. Armstrong includes information on key characteristics of each species, including height, leaf and petal features, colors, where each flower can most likely be found, ideal conditions they flourish in, and much more.

This book invites readers to take a step into the wild world of wild flowers. Readers will love learning about where to find certain wild flowers and how to identify them according to features such as color, scent, and shape. They’ll also learn crucial life science topics such as pollination, germination, and identification of the parts of a plant. Brilliant color photographs bring different wild flower habitats to life, from woodlands to meadows. Fascinating text is supported by activities, diagrams, and quizzes to make this reading experience memorable and interactive.