The more you learn about the fascinating and wondrous world of plants, the more you discover it.
If you want to learn about plants systematically, check out ‘Plant Chat with Teacher Ho’

Could a plant story be this fascinating? "The Charm of Plants" is the first book in the "Plant Chat with Teacher Ho" series.
The story begins by explaining what plants are, how far they should be considered plants, how they came into existence, and how the concept of 'species' came into existence.
Teacher Ho's storytelling skills are outstanding, as he can make even seemingly boring content interesting.


As we follow Mr. Ho's plant stories, which are based on deep research and insight into plants, we come to realize how ignorant and prejudiced we are about plants, and how wonderful and amazing living things they are.
If you want to learn about plants systematically and study plants in a fun way, you should chat about plants with the friendly teacher, Mr. Ho.
The more you learn, the more you will enjoy discovering the fascinating and wonderful world of plants.

We eat rice made with grains three times a day, enjoy a cup of tea, and use plants as medicine when we are sick, yet we do not know much about plants.
(…) They have no qualms about pushing out dense forests to build apartments, or cutting down healthy trees to plant new ones to follow trends.
It's not because humans are bad.
That's because I don't know.
--- p.5

The ice sapling blooms before other flowers and has chosen a life of leisurely greeting insects.
It is a hopeful spring where we learn the truth that by developing our own unique talents, we can escape the cutthroat competition and enjoy a life of leisure.
--- p.26

An old man with a hunchback who missed his chance to work late at night came to an empty house, which just so happened to be a place where goblins gather.
The fruit that hid from goblins and then bit into it out of hunger, making a thunderous sound and sending the goblins into a panic is the dogwood.
--- p.47

If you remove the seeds from a properly ripened pepper tree fruit and grind only the fruit skin, you will have a spice that goes well with chueotang.
While the pepper powder has a light, earthy flavor, the Sichuan pepper powder has a bitter, heavy flavor and aroma.
--- p.67

The moment we call an object by various names and give it multiple meanings rather than interpreting it with just one meaning, our words and emotions regarding the object become richer.
(…) It’s not that this is right and that is wrong, but rather, ‘there is this meaning and that meaning, and there is this name and that name.’
--- p.80

This guy searches for and eats the poisonous leaves of the Chinese chives, which no one would even think of touching.
Namgaroe (…) collects the poison it ingests and uses it as a weapon.
Amazing! It's like a flying magpie above a jumping magpie.
--- p.105

There is active discussion about creating fire-resistant forest belts around villages and in the middle of forests to prevent forest fires from spreading helplessly.
Representative trees to be planted in fire-resistant forests are oak and zelkova.
--- p.126

Although loved as a delicious vegetable and a fragrant spice, there are some plants in the parsley family that require caution.
A strong taste and aroma means that the ingredients are also strong.
If you eat the wrong kind of wild chives or wild chives, you could be in big trouble.
--- p.150

A fierce battle of wits begins between the dark bee and the celestial tree.
The female bee must find the male flower sac and enter it.
The eggs can only be laid properly if they enter the male flower sac, and the eggs can safely survive the winter inside the flower.
If it enters the female flower sac, it only delivers the pollen it has on its body and meets a tragic end inside.
--- p.177

After pollination, the leaves turn green again as if nothing had happened and grow larger, so you can no longer see their cute appearance.
Once you realize that plants that seem passive change their green leaves into petals and then return to green when they are done with their work, you see them again.
These guys are awesome!

--- p.200