Wicked Plants Talk and Tour With Author Amy Stewart

In her New York

Times bestseller Wicked

Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln’s Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities,

Amy Stewart takes on Mother Nature’s most appalling creations. It’s an A to Z

of plants that kill, maim, intoxicate, and otherwise offend, and was the

inspiration for the Wicked Plants special exhibit currently on view in

the Special Exhibitions Gallery. During this engaging program, Stewart draws on

history, medicine, science, and legend to present tales of bloodcurdling botany

that will entertain, alarm, and enlighten even the most intrepid gardeners and

nature lovers. Her talk is illustrated by dazzling photographs, historical

images, copper engravings, and other visuals.

Following this presentation, join Stewart and

Les Lutz, Heritage’s Director of Horticulture, for more fun on a walking tour

of over a dozen different diabolical botanicals that creep through Heritage’s

gardens.