Other than that, perhaps you could keep it beside your list of enemies, for when you need a light break. Amy’s 2009 book Wicked Plants was adapted into a national traveling exhibit that terrified children at science museums nationwide for over a decade. If you are, or you know, a green thumb who is also quite at home with the dark side of plant life, this would make the perfect gift. I think the most charming thing about this particular activity book is that it bears a 'This book belongs to' stamp at the front, so that budding poisoners can ensure that nobody makes off with their tome of flowering death. The plants are listed in alphabetical order, with a foreword from the author at the beginning, and some blank pages at the back for you to draw your own plants. A small selection of the 40 delightfully deadly plants included here are the innocent-seeming Water Hyacinth (waterway clogger extraordinaire), the highly toxic Death Camas (well, the name did warn you), and the completely-poisonous-except-for-one-tiny-bit (can you guess which one?) Yew.

The cover star of the book, in case you are wondering, is the Betel Nut, a highly addictive nut prized for its chewability, but a chief cause of mouth cancer and asthma.

I was woefully unaware of the original nonfiction title that spawned this black and white spin-off, but Wicked Plants is now definitely on my TBR list.Īs well as providing some gorgeous and detailed line drawings of the aforementioned floral evildoers for you to wile away the hours colouring in, each plant picture is accompanied by a short paragraph of text explaining the specific wickedness of said plant and providing tidbits of scientific information about it. If this time of year generally has you making a list (of people who have wronged you during the past year) and checking it twice, then you are definitely the sort of person for whom the colouring of deadly plants could be a relaxing and educational experience. I received a copy of this title from the publisher via Netgalley.Ī beautifully presented round up of killer flora for your colouring pleasure. The Wicked Plant Shop (thewickedplantshop) TikTok thewickedplantshop The Wicked Plant Shop Follow 404 Following 34.5K Followers 92.

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