The Jungle Garden: Preserving a Tropical Landscape

In the heart of Florida, the McKee Botanical Garden stands as a lush, living testament to tropical preservation.Established by intrepid plant explorers in the 1920s, McKee quickly became renowned for its vast subtropical and tropical collections it s home to over 10,000 species, including rare orchids from the Andes, waterlilies from the Amazon, and exotic palms from every corner of the tropics. A tour through all five senses as much as a tour de force of botany, these pages offer a succession of unforgettable 'rooms' and experiences.The reader will be able to wander through glades of fragrant ylang ylang and past bottle-shaped gourds of calabash; be enveloped by masses of pink, lavender, and magenta Indian azaleas; marvel at the towering palms that shape the dramatic 'Garden of the Gods' or discover a watery oasis teeming with over 100 varieties of waterlilies (including lineage from David Fairchild s expeditions) and 900 spectacular orchids. This is a volume for everyone interested i