About the Author

Peter Bernhardt is a professor of botany at St. Louis University, a research associate at the Missouri Botanical Gardens, and a fellow of the Royal Botanical Gardens in Sydney, Australia. He is the author of several books, including The Rose's Kiss: A Natural History of Flowers.

Reviews

Bernhardt is an expert botanist, mythologist and writer-he will bring your garden to life
*author in Life in the Treetops and It's a Jungle Up There*

This is the reference guide on the origins of plant names based on classical mythology.
*The New York Botanical Garden*

Bernhardt is an expert botanist, mythologist and writer-he will bring your garden to life
*author in Life in the Treetops and It's a Jungle Up There*

This is the reference guide on the origins of plant names based on classical mythology.
*The New York Botanical Garden*