{"product_id":"the-plant-messiah-9780241979297","title":"The Plant Messiah","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Carlos Magdalena\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarlos Magdalena of Kew Gardens is not your average botanical horticulturist. He's a man on a mission to save the world's most endangered plants from destruction and thieves hunting for wealthy collectors. He is a plant messiah. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the planet's tiniest waterlily - the Nymphaea thermarum - to Huarango trees with roots over 50 metres long, Carlos has a miraculous ability to bring breathtakingly beautiful plants back from the brink of extinction. He has travelled to the most remote and dangerous parts of the world - from the mountains of Peru to isolated Indian Ocean islands to the deepest Australian outback - in search of the rarest exotic species. Then, back in the Tropical Nursery at Kew, he uses pioneering, left-field techniques to help them grow.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow he's here to spread the gospel. \u003ci\u003eThe Plant Messiah \u003c\/i\u003eis the inspirational story of a man who has devoted - and risked - his life to save incredible species, all in the name of making this Earth a greener and happier place. Amen to that.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45087523995799,"sku":"9780241979297","price":640.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780241979297.webp?v=1767640554","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-plant-messiah-9780241979297","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}