#26 Michael Perry - Mr Plant Geek- HORTUS CURIOUS

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.

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#26 Michael Perry - Mr Plant Geek- HORTUS CURIOUS is an episode from Pot and Cloche Garden Podcasts by Joff Elphick.

This episode is 42:18 long.

This episode was published on Oct 31, 2022.

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