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#26 Michael Perry - Mr Plant Geek- HORTUS CURIOUS
#26 Michael Perry - Mr Plant Geek- HORTUS CURIOUS
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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
Oct 31, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this episode sponsored by Genus Gardenwear Joff Elphick talks to Michael Perry aka Mr Plant Geek about his career in horticulture and his new book Hortus Curious - discover the worlds most weird and wonderful plants and fungi. We talk about his work with Thompson and Morgan where he worked on plants like the Tom-tato and the Egg and chips plant. His TV work with Channel 4's Steph's Packed Lunch and QVC. His latest book Hortus Curious covers a wide range of the world's most fascinating plants and fungi and we talk about Venus Flytraps, the origins of coffee, Miracle Berries, Wollemi pines, The Vulva Vine - Clitoria ternatea, peanuts (they're not a nut!), and the pyromaniac plant Dictamnus albus var purpureus.
Released:
Oct 31, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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