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Learn about Florida's endemic carnivorous plants in this exciting book written for the budding naturalist and hobbyist. Florida has dozens of native species of carnivorous plants--more than any other state in the United States - including sundews, butterworts, bladderworts, and pitcher plants. These plants use appealing scents, leaves, and sticky fluids to trap and imprison insects. Digestive fluids then absorb the prey giving the plant its nutrients. Many of these plants can be grown at home in the backyard, in rain gardens, or in some cases on the windowsill. Florida's Carnivorous Plants provides an identification and growing guide for the major genera of carnivorous plants found in Florida. Each species description includes etymology, a history of the plant's discovery highlighting diverse scientists, anatomy, habitat range, and popular cultivars for beginners.
About the Author
Kenny Coogan is a freelance columnist and author in Tampa, Florida. He writes about food, flowers, and farms for national and state magazines. He earned his Bachelor of Science in animal behavior from University at Buffalo and is a certified middle and high school agriculture teacher. He shares his one-acre homestead with chickens, ducks, cats, guinea pigs and honey bees. Coogan leads workshops about homesteading, owning chickens, home gardening, animal training, and corporate team building.
