Dr Annette Patzelt’s new book “Wild Plants of Oman’ was launched today at Bait Al Baranda. Though Annette was with Sultan Qaboos University the book has been published by Kew Gardens .

For a layman the book has a great way of grouping the plants – by the colour of the flower; though I will be a bit lost when the flowers drop off a plant. The excellent photos were taken by Annette Pickering .