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Add a book which names a specific plant in the title.....

That's it....

Could be fictional or non fiction ...

let's try and keep a good mix of both.

This may turn out to be quite associative so it's ok to repeat the name of a plant in sequential entries eg.
A Rose for Winter
The Rose of Sebastopol

I will start us off....

Rose : A Rose for Winter

Hibiscus: Purple Hibiscus

Mustard: A Red Herring Without Mustard (fiction, mystery)

The Tulip by Anna Pavord ( history of the tulip )

Under a Blackberry Moon Historical Fiction

Girl in Hyacinth Blue Historical Fiction (art)

BLACK NARCISSUS

The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig (fiction)

The Sweetgum Knit Lit Society Fiction

Scarlet Pimpernel The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy historical fiction


They seek him here
They seek him there ......
Those Frenchies seek him
Everywhere
Is he in heaven?
Is he in hell?
That damned elusive
Pimpernel

DANDELION WINE by Ray Bradbury. I read it a long, long time ago.

Orchid Beach by Stuart Woods

@Tweedledum -- I love that ditty from The Scarlet Pimpernel :) Have you read any of the sequels?

It's so long since I read the stories I can't honestly remember. It was strange to see the author's first name. I never saw that name before.

The Orchid Affair by Lauren Willig

Tweedledum wrote: "It's so long since I read the stories I can't honestly remember. It was strange to see the author's first name. I never saw that name before."

I know what you mean, she was always the Baroness of Orczy! If you liked The Scarlet Pimpernel, you might like Lauren Willig's series (the first one is The Secret History of the Pink Carnation -- a combination of modern day romance & historical fiction/parody of The Scarlet Pimpernel).

Leslie wrote: "The Orchid Affair by Lauren Willig

Tweedledum wrote: "It's so long since I read the stories I can't honestly remember. It was strange to see the author's first name. ..."
Where on earth is Orczy?

The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession by Susan Orlean Non-fiction

Not Baroness of Orczy, just Baroness Orczy. According to Wikipediea she was Emma Magdolna Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála Orczy de Orci. Orci was the old spelling of a town in Hungary. She was Hungarian.

Thank you Teri

Tulip: The Masque of the Black Tulip by Lauren Willig

Tulip Fever by Deborah Moggach

Tweedledum wrote: "Scarlet Pimpernel The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy historical fiction


They seek him here
They seek him there ......
Those Frenchies seek him
Everywhere
Is h..."

One of the favourite read of my mother when young!

Thyme: Wild Mountain Thyme by Rosamunde Pilcher

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

ORANGES ARE NOT THE ONLY FRUIT

Lemon: Lemon Meringue Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke

Rye: A Pocket Full of Rye by Agatha Christie

Oleander: White Oleander by Janet Fitch

another oleander title: A Dead Red Oleander by R.P. Dahlke (a mystery waiting on my Kindle for me to read it!)

How about The Day of the Triffids?

Oooh a very scary plant.... And a great story...

Primrose Rumpole and the Primrose Path

Jasmine: The Temptation of the Night Jasmine by Lauren Willig

Tweedledum wrote: "Primrose Rumpole and the Primrose Path"

Yay for Rumpole!

Morning Glory by LaVyrle Spencer

Another flowering vine. :)

Spruce: The Secret of Spruce Knoll by Heather McCorkle

Onion: The Onion Field by Joseph Wambaugh

Pumpkin: The Pumpkin Eater by Penelope Mortimer

Artichoke : Eating an Artichoke: A Mother's Perspective on Asperger Syndrome by Echo R. Fling

Blueberries: Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey, one of my favorites as a child

I loved Blueberries for Sal, and so did my kids! Wonderful book, I smiled just remembering it. :)

Peppers: Five Little Peppers And How They Grew byMargaret Sidney
I read the whole series every year for several years when I was young.

Herbs: Dinner of Herbs by Catherine Cookson

Rosemary : The Rosemary Tree by Elizabeth Goudge

Poppies: Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh

The Cypresses Believe in God by Jose Maria Gironella, an old one.

// Lavender //

The Lavender Keeper by Fiona McIntosh

I wanted to post a book with lavender in the title having experienced lots in full bloom yesterday at Kew and longing for some in my garden. I had never heard of this book until I looked up books with lavender in the title but my word the reviews are pretty universally enthusiastic.

//potato//

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer

//Carrot//

Carrot Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke

LOL

I'm rather partial to carrot cake

So to sum up so far we have had

Artichokes, blackberries, blueberries, campion, carnation, carrot, cypress tree, dandelion, grapes, herbs, hibiscus, hyacinth, jasmin, lavender, lemon, morning glory, mustard, narcissus, oleander, onion, oranges, orchid, peppers, poppies, potato, primrose, pumpkin, rose, rosemary, rye, scarlet pimpernel, sweet gum, thyme, tulips.

Anyone feel inspired to add to the garden of books?

// camomile//

The Camomile Lawn by Mary Wesley

Now this dates me....

//persimmon//

The Persimmon Tree by Bryce Courtenay