The Orchid Outlaw: On a Mission to Save Britain's Rarest Flowers Rescue Boxes Maranta leuconeura grows on the

Maranta leuconeura grows on the forest floor in warm

The 'Peacock' variety is a cultivated form

Philodendron Fuzzy Petiole is an unidentified species native to Equador

Labisia 'Turtleback' is a rare jewel plant with deeply patterned leaves that mimic the scutes of a turtle shell

or planted in a hot sun-trap and protected when frost threatens

The Orchid Outlaw: On a Mission to Save Britain's Rarest Flowers Rescue Boxes Maranta leuconeura grows on the'A daring, delightful and galvanising call to save the world, one plant at a time' Bookseller, Editor's ChoiceTEN YEARS AGO, BEN JACOB TURNED OUTLAW TO SAVE OUR RAREST FLOWERS. THIS IS HIS STORY. Obsessed by orchids since childhood, Ben spent years travelling to far flung jungles to see them in the wild. Then a chance encounter set him off on a journey of discovery into the wonderful, but often forgotten, world of Britain's fifty one native species.