Bulbs for Warm Climates

Autorentext
Winner of the International Bulb Society’s Herbert Medal, Thad M. Howard discovered more than thirty-five new species of bulbs in Texas, Mexico, Guatemala, Brazil, and Argentina. He was also the author of many professional papers on bulbs.

Klappentext
Bulb gardening in the southwestern and southern United States presents challenges unknown in cooler climates. Bulbs that turn Holland into a kaleidoscope of color droop and fade in our mild winters, hot summers, and uncertain rainfall. Yet hundreds of native and naturalized species of bulbs thrive in these same conditions and offer as many colors, shapes, and fragrances as even the most demanding gardener desires. These are the bulbs that Thad Howard describes in this comprehensive guide to bulbs that will grow in USDA gardening zones 8 and 9.Writing from more than forty-five years' experience in collecting and cultivating bulbs, Howard offers expert advice about hundreds of little-known and common species, varieties, and hybrids that grow well in warm climates. His species accounts, which are grouped by family, describe each plant and its growing requirements and often include interesting stories from his collecting expeditions. Lovely color photos illustrate many of the species.Howard also gives reliable information about refrigerating bulbs, using them in the landscape and in containers, choosing scented ones, making potpourri, buying, collecting, cultivating, and hybridizing bulbs, and dealing with pests and diseases. He concludes with lists of plant societies and suppliers and a helpful glossary and bibliography.

Zusammenfassung
A comprehensive guide to bulbs that will grow in USDA gardening zones 8 and 9.

Inhalt
AcknowledgmentsIntroductionAgavaceaeAlliaceaeAlstroemeriaceaeAmaryllidaceaeAnthericaceaeAraceaeCalochortaceaeCannaceaeColchicaceaeGesneriaceaeHyacinthaceaeHypoxidaceaeIridaceaeLiliaceaeOrchidaceaeOxalidaceaeRanunculaceaeTecophilaeaceaeThemidaceaeTrilliaceaeZingiberaceaeResources: Plant Societies and SuppliersGlossaryBibliographyIndex

#	Onlineshop	Preis CHF	Versand CHF	Total CHF
1	Seller	0.00	0.00	0.00