Flowers. Natural History

Flowers — the aesthetic culmination of plant life. In all the incredible variety of their colors and shapes, they adorn fields and meadows, gardens and parks, turning earthly expanses into colorful landscapes. There is nothing more captivating than to take a closer look at them, because behind their beauty lie astonishing natural mechanisms that intrigue often more than any thriller.
Features of the evolution of flowering plants, the structure, or 'architecture', of flowers, the geometry of inflorescences, symmetry and the Fibonacci code as it applies to flowering plants, the reproductive system and the process of pollination, the symbolism of flowers, their use in heraldry — this book leaves no questions unanswered. On its pages, complex processes that underlie the cycles of blooming and withering are revealed, as well as the relationships of flowers with representatives of the animal world. The informative narration of German researcher, biologist, educator, and journalist Bruno Kremer, along with illustrations worthy of special admiration — before you is a comprehensive natural history of flowers that encompasses both biological and cultural aspects. An excellent gift for anyone interested in plants.