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John Manning Author & Editor

John Manning is a research botanist at the South African National Biodiversity Institute in Cape Town and is a world authority on the iris and hyacinth families. He has written or co-authored over 100 popular and scientific papers as well as nine wildflower guides. He has a particular interest in popularising South Africa's wildflowers and has become widely recognised as an illustrator and flower photographer in the process.