‘Deeply thought-provoking. Planta Sapiens is a mind-opening meditation about the inner lives of plants… this book will change—and enrich—the way you look at the green life all around you’

‘Planta Sapiens weaves science and history into an absorbing exploration of the many ways that plants rise to the challenge of living’

‘Planta Sapiens presents ‘fertile possibilities’ to the public and in doing so it has put science on notice… We should be delighted with Professor Calvo’s seeding of scientific curiosity for the hope that it offers.’

‘Mind-blowing.... This impressive addition to the growing literature on how plants experience the world will change how readers see the flora around them.’

‘Calvo has a wonderfully infectious enthusiasm for his subject that makes this book, for all its complex science, a joy to read…genuinely mind-expanding book’

‘A bold and brave paean to our planet's ligneous, leafy kingdom. I mostly relished the intellectual interrogation, the maverick thinking, and add my voice to his call to think beyond our prejudices and our anthropocentric indoctrination’

‘Calvo raises some fascinating questions’

‘This book will make people think and help them to become more aware’

‘a provocative new book… expanding our imaginations and provoking more creative science’

‘A manifesto inviting us to think about plants and our attitudes to them in revolutionary ways’

‘Planta Sapiens offers an exciting and detailed look into research on plant intelligence and sets the standard for future studies in this important and forward-looking area’