About: Adrian Slack

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Adrian Slack (1933 – 3 June 2018) was a landscape gardener, plantsman, author and authority on carnivorous plants. He won 5 gold medals at the Chelsea Flower Show, and authored two books: Carnivorous Plants (1979, 2005) and Insect-Eating Plants and How to Grow Them (1986, 2006). Slack founded and ran Marston Exotics carnivorous plant nursery in England before suffering a stroke in 1986 that caused his early retirement. Slack was featured on a 1981 episode of and in an accompanying book published the same year.

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  • Adrian Slack (1933 – 3 June 2018) was a landscape gardener, plantsman, author and authority on carnivorous plants. He won 5 gold medals at the Chelsea Flower Show, and authored two books: Carnivorous Plants (1979, 2005) and Insect-Eating Plants and How to Grow Them (1986, 2006). Both of Adrian Slack's books are considered to have excellent cultivation information and are highly regarded in the carnivorous plant community. After a long time out of print, both of them have recently been reissued. Slack developed hundreds of cultivars and many have been named after him. The sundew species Drosera slackii he cultivated was named in his honour. Slack founded and ran Marston Exotics carnivorous plant nursery in England before suffering a stroke in 1986 that caused his early retirement. Slack was featured on a 1981 episode of and in an accompanying book published the same year. (en)
  • Adrian Slack es un escritor neozelandés, autoridad en plantas carnívoras. (es)
  • 阿德里安·斯莱克(Adrian Slack,1933年-2018年6月3日)是一位食虫植物作家。他的著作有《食虫植物》(Carnivorous Plants,1979年,2005年)和《食虫植物与种植》(Insect-Eating Plants and How to Grow Them,1986年,2006年)。 阿德里安·斯莱克的这两本提供了优质的种植信息,受到了食虫植物爱好者的喜爱。阿德里安·斯莱克还培育出了数百种园艺种,其中许多都是以他的名字命名的。此外,(Drosera slackii)亦是得名于他。 (zh)
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  • Adrian Slack es un escritor neozelandés, autoridad en plantas carnívoras. (es)
  • 阿德里安·斯莱克(Adrian Slack,1933年-2018年6月3日)是一位食虫植物作家。他的著作有《食虫植物》(Carnivorous Plants,1979年,2005年)和《食虫植物与种植》(Insect-Eating Plants and How to Grow Them,1986年,2006年)。 阿德里安·斯莱克的这两本提供了优质的种植信息,受到了食虫植物爱好者的喜爱。阿德里安·斯莱克还培育出了数百种园艺种,其中许多都是以他的名字命名的。此外,(Drosera slackii)亦是得名于他。 (zh)
  • Adrian Slack (1933 – 3 June 2018) was a landscape gardener, plantsman, author and authority on carnivorous plants. He won 5 gold medals at the Chelsea Flower Show, and authored two books: Carnivorous Plants (1979, 2005) and Insect-Eating Plants and How to Grow Them (1986, 2006). Slack founded and ran Marston Exotics carnivorous plant nursery in England before suffering a stroke in 1986 that caused his early retirement. Slack was featured on a 1981 episode of and in an accompanying book published the same year. (en)
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  • Adrian Slack (en)
  • Adrian Slack (es)
  • 阿德里安·斯莱克 (zh)
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