Plant Names Explained other carnivorous Author Toshio Kijima is head

Author Toshio Kijima is head of the Biotechnology Department at Tochigi Agricultural Station in Japan and principal of the Nogyo Daigakko School of Natural Farming

All trees are over 25+ years of age

Although it may take several years for the plant to reach this size

Ctenanthe is pronounced 'te-NANTH-ee' (the C is silent)

from the mountains of Madagascar

Plant Names Explained other carnivorous Author Toshio Kijima is headIf you, like many gardeners, have a fascination for plant names and their derivations, but stop short of wanting to study botanical nomenclature in great depth, this book is for you! Precise naming is essential to be able to identify plants accurately and most gardeners have at least some knowledge of 'botanical Latin'. But a plant's full botanical name does much more than give it a unique label. The name can often tell you where the plant originated,