Wicked plants

Gardening with the RHS

Royal Horticultural Society

Home & Garden, Leisure, Hobbies

4.4 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Are plants passive green things, just waiting for the next passing mouth to munch on them? Or do they sometimes fight back? This week's programme is devoted to the botanical poisoners, the tricksters and the carnivores that turn the tables and seek revenge on the animal kingdom. Featuring Amy Stewart, author of Wicked Plants – The A-Z of Plants That Kill, Maim, Intoxicate and Otherwise Offend; RHS Editor and flytrap fan Gareth Richards; and Dr Chris Thorogood, Deputy Director of Oxford Botanic Garden. Useful links: ►Wicked Plants [book] ►RHS advice on potentially harmful plants ►Learn more about carnivorous plants ►Oxford Botanic Garden & Arboretum

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0:00.0	Get your tickets for the greatest show in Earth at an RHS garden near you.
0:06.4	Where nature puts on an unforgettable performance of colour and fragrance to delight your senses.
0:13.2	Inspire your gardening adventures and entertain your own little stars.
0:17.4	Race you, let's go.
0:19.5	Catch Springs finest scenes while you can at an RHS garden near you, let's go. Catch springs, finest scenes while you can,
0:22.1	at an RHS garden near you.
0:24.0	Book tickets online for discounts,
0:26.0	plus under fives go free and under 16s of five pounds.
0:30.9	Look like the innocent flower,
0:33.1	but be the serpent under it.
0:35.6	But Lady Macbeth should have known
0:36.9	that not all flowers are innocent.
0:39.7	On today's episode, we're going to be diving into the dark side of plants.
0:44.5	We'll be talking to Amy Stewart, whose book, Wicked Plants covers the most fascinating and deadly
0:49.0	crops and their fatal outcomes throughout history. We'll also be catching up with Dr Chris Thuragood
0:54.8	to understand some of the science behind
0:56.6	how certain species of plants have evolved
0:58.9	to become carnivorous.
1:00.9	And I'll be in the greenhouse with a killer plant of my own,
1:03.6	one that's native to subtropical wetlands
1:05.6	but can now be found in every garden centre
1:07.7	across the country, the Venus flytrap.
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