 | The Savage Garden: Cultivating Carnivorous Plants by Peter D'Amato
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $10.74 START HERE. There are lots of good books, but this one is extremely popular with nearly all beginners, growers. Author has the largest CP collection, apparently.
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 | Growing Carnivorous Plants by Barry Rice
Buy new: $26.37 / Used from: $22.13 The latest, greatest CP book by the editor of the Carnivorous Plant Newsletter. See my review
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 | Insectivorous Plants by Charles Darwin
Buy new: $34.50 / Used from: $29.95 You love Darwin, Evolution and CPs. Yes, this is a classic. But will you enjoy it? See my review.
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 | Carnivorous Plants by Adrian Slack
Buy new: $24.28 / Used from: $15.99 A classic. Excellent scientific, technical info, though heavy for the layperson. Minimal info on cultivation
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 | Insect Eaters: How to Grow and Feed Extraordinary Plants by Adrian Slack
Buy used from: $55.89 A classic, previously published as "Insect Eating Plants and How to Grow Them" I haven't seen the '06 version. Updated by Slack?
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 | Carnivorous Plants of the United States and Canada by Donald E. Schnell
Buy used from: $39.50 A classic, great for the serious collector. Lots on Sarracenias
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 | A Guide to Carnivorous Plants of the World by Gordon Cheers
Buy used from: $13.98 Cheers' Lett's Guide is as good as any, IMHO, for most people. Belongs in the serious collector's library.
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 | Killer Plants and How to Grow Them (Picture Puffin fact books) by Gordon Cheers
Buy used from: $1.77 A good kid's book - 5-9, I think - if you can find it. See other kids books below.
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| The carnivorous plants, by Francis Ernest Lloyd (A New series of plant science books) by Francis Ernest Lloyd
Buy used from: $20.00 1940's classic. Grab a copy if you are really serious.
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 | Carnivorous Plants of Australia, Vol. 3 by Allen Lowrie
Buy used from: $206.97 For the serious grower, collector or ecotourist. This is one of a 3-volume set.
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| Aphrodite's Mousetrap (Natural History Series) by E.C. Nelson
Buy used from: $758.01 Informative and funny, includes John Ellis early writings about the Venus Flytrap. Find a copy if you can.
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 | Carnivorous Plants of the World by James Pietropaolo
Buy used from: $3.99 Hmmm.... http://www.sarracenia.com/faq/faq6010b.html
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 | Gardening With Carnivores: Sarracenia Pitcher Plants in Cultivation & in the Wild
Buy new: $29.95 / Used from: $14.00 Covers the natural history of pitcher plants, describes the 13 species and subspecies of sarracenia, advises on soil requirements, and tells how to create a bog garden.
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| Plants of prey in Australia by Rica Erickson
Buy used from: $130.00 An outdated classic. '77 version is cheaper. All the Australian CPs known at the time.
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| The Carnivorous Plants by Author Unknown
Buy used from: $495.00 Not for the meek CP collector. For the biochemist and other scientists. Outdated but important cytology, chemistry, etc.
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 | DK Readers: Plants Bite Back! (Level 3: Reading Alone) by DK Publishing
Buy used from: $0.01 KIDS Ages 4-8. DK books have great pictures.
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 | Hungry Plants (Step into Reading) by Mary Batten
Buy new: $3.99 / Used from: $0.01 KIDS Ages 4-8. Different info than the DK book. Covers conservation. Skips bladderworts!
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 | Meat-Eating Plants (Watts Library) by D. M. Souza
Buy new: $8.95 / Used from: $0.95 KIDS Ages 9-12 Great intro to CPs, plant science, conservation. Great pics.
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| Pitcher Plants: The Elegant Insect Traps by Carol Lerner
Buy used from: $0.17 KIDS Ages 4-8. A children's book on Sarracenia with a nice discussion of habitat, anatomy, and pollination. No information on cultivation.
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| Insect Eating Plants by L. Patricia Kite
Buy new: $21.90 / Used from: $0.01 KIDS 4-8. An intelligently written introductory book.
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 | Meat-Eating Plants (Eye View) by Penny Harwood
Buy used from: $8.97 KIDS 4-8. Haven't seen it. There are LOTS of kids book on CPs.
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 | Sundew Stranglers: Plants That Eat Insects by Jerome Wexler
Buy used from: $0.72 KIDS 4-8. Sundews for kids. Keep this on your radar.
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 | Carnivorous Plants by Tony Camilleri
Buy used from: $4.68 Short on content, but *beautiful* pics. Really striking.
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 | The Private Life of Plants by David Attenborough
Buy used from: $9.39 Ahh, the good stuff. Attenborough's classic. Get the book, watch the documentary. Great stuff on the VFT, pitchers, etc.
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