Plants with Superpowers

75 Remarkable Plants for your Garden and Home

David Domoney

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English

Frances Lincoln
01 April 2025

Gardening: plants; Specialised gardening methods

David Domoney is a familiar face on several of UK TV's most popular garden and magazine programmes. He is a great enthusiast for the positive power of plants and is constantly discovering and seeking out new and amazing facts about nature. He is known for his ability to turn complex scientific topics into fascinating facts that are easy to understand.

In David's new book, he shares with readers an incredible array of plants that have extraordinary capabilities. After considerable research into myths, legends, and scientific papers, in this fantastic read he illustrates how the natural world has truly gifted plants with superpowers.

The 75 featured plants each have unique abilities that are wondrous to adults and children alike. They possess a dazzling array of powers and yet can be grown and enjoyed in your garden or home. Learn the mysteries of these plants and you too will be able to appreciate thesetrue wonders. Amongst other examples, discover how:

Snowdrops produce their own anti-freezeThe military uses deadly nightshade to counteract chemical warfareVenus fly traps have a memory and can countA potato can charge your mobile phoneThe sensitive plant moves when touchedPrehistoric Ginkgo trees can survive an atomic bombIn folklore, blackthorn was thought to have the best wood for magic wandsFor all the plants that are included in the book, there are reliable growing tips as well as a miscellany of captivating facts, making this ideal for both novice and experienced gardeners alike.

By: David Domoney
Imprint: Frances Lincoln
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 160mm,
Weight: 750g
ISBN: 9781836001171
ISBN 10: 1836001177
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 01 April 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

INTRODUCTION Marimo moss balls Horse chestnut Lady's mantle Garlic Aloe vera Lemon verbena Thrift Earth's Original Superheroes Deadly nightshade Berberis Butterfly bush Heather Chillies Scaredy cat plant Lily of the Valley Pampas grass Plants as Food Money tree Cucumber String-of-pearls Gas plant Dumb cane Venus flytrap Mile-a-minute Plants as Medicine Snowdrop Ginkgo Sunflower Hydrangea Holly English Walnut Mother of thousands Everlasting sweet pea Plants as Habitats Lavender Cress Living stones Perennial ryegrass Magnolia Apple tree Prayer plant Plants and the Climate Peppermint Sensitive plant Swiss cheese plant Myrtle Pitcher plant Catmint Waterlily Olive tree Plants to Cool Our Towns and Cities Bee orchid Parsley Christmas tree Scots pine Resurrection fern Blackthorn Firethorn Plants Against Erosion Oak Stag's horn sumach Rose Willow Sage Rosemary Snake plant Voodoo lily Plants for Air Quality Giant redwood Tomato Potato Peace lily Sweetleaf Marigolds Dandelion Plants in Contemporary Design Yew Air plant Stinging nettles Bladderwort Blueberry Pansy Strawflower Night phlox INDEX

David Domoney has been a professional horticulturalist for over 40 years. He is a national garden and nature television presenter. He is a Fellow of the London Colleges of Horticulture, a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Horticulture, a Fellow of the Warwickshire Colleges of Horticulture, and a Fellow of the Linnean Society.