Plant: Exploring the Botanical World

Now available in a chic compact format, this visually stunning survey from Phaidon’s Explorer series celebrates the extraordinary beauty and diversity of plants. It combines photographs and cutting-edge micrograph scans with paintings, drawings, and prints, to bring this universally popular and captivating subject vividly to life. Carefully selected by an international panel of experts and arranged in a uniquely structured sequence to highlight thought-provoking contrasts and similarities, this stunning compilation of botanically themed images includes iconic work by celebrated artists, photographers, scientists, and botanical illustrators, as well as rare and previously unpublished images. 

Winner of the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2025 Award of Excellence in Series, this is the perfect gift for every plant lover and gardener.

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‘A breathtaking collection of botanical prints, photos, drawings, and even micrograph scans.’ – Martha Stewart Living

‘Plant may start on your coffee table, but it won't stay there for long.’ – Flower Magazine

‘An extraordinary collection.’ – Gardens Illustrated