Identify Common Tropical and Subtropical Ornamental Plants by Flower Colour
Title | Identify Common Tropical and Subtropical Ornamental Plants by Flower Colour PDF eBook |
Author | Katharina Kreissig |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 111 |
Release | 2019-05-09 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 366258817X |
This book is a practical, compact guide for the identification of common tropical and subtropical ornamental plants by flower colour. It is intended for anyone who is interested in plants and would like to get to know the attractive flowering plants of warm regions while travelling. Certainly everyone in a foreign country has at some point admired a particularly exotic flower and wished to know which plant it is. With appealing photos and comprehensible texts, this book provides the answer - quickly and easily. The author is an experienced tour guide and is regularly asked for eye-catching, ornamental plants on the way. She photographed the frequently requested plants and arranged them according to colour in this nature guide. This book is also suitable for beginners without previous botanical knowledge due to its illustrations and simple sorting.
Subtropical Plants
Title | Subtropical Plants PDF eBook |
Author | Jacqueline Sparrow |
Publisher | Timber Press (OR) |
Pages | 176 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Gardening |
ISBN | 9780881925449 |
A guide to the range of attractive subtropicals and selected tropical plants that can be grown in subtropical areas.
Tropical Flowering Plants
Title | Tropical Flowering Plants PDF eBook |
Author | Kirsten Albrecht Llamas |
Publisher | Timber Press (OR) |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2003-09-15 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781604694710 |
This book bridges a long-standing gap between obscure references in tropical botany and the gardener's need for an accurate, practical guide. Incorporating the latest advances in plant taxonomy, the book is a rare work of scrupulous research -- and magnificent photography -- that will be as useful to the gardener as it is to the botanist.
Tropical Garden Plants in Colour
Title | Tropical Garden Plants in Colour PDF eBook |
Author | T. K. Bose |
Publisher | South Asia Books |
Pages | 452 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Gardening |
ISBN | 9788190017107 |
The Exotic Garden
Title | The Exotic Garden PDF eBook |
Author | Richard R. Iversen |
Publisher | Taunton |
Pages | 184 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Gardening |
ISBN |
The idea of mixing tropical plants with perennials and hardy annuals has been around since Victorian times. It is now enjoying a newfound popularity because tropical plants are more widely available. Gardeners who want to bring the lush beauty of tropicals to an existing garden, or who want to create an authentic vintage garden, will delight in The Exotic Garden. Although tropicals are novelties in temperate climates, they can successfully be grown anywhere. Iversen shows how tropicals can easily be used as annuals to perk up a garden with color during non-blooming seasons. The author's expert advice shows how to grow tropicals in beds, borders, and containers, select and combine plants, and use the tools of color, texture, and form. Plus, there are special overwintering tips and a full color glossary of more than 100 plants.
Hot Plants for Cool Climates
Title | Hot Plants for Cool Climates PDF eBook |
Author | Susan A. Roth |
Publisher | Timber Press |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2005-07-01 |
Genre | Gardening |
ISBN | 9780881927191 |
Passionate gardeners in cooler climates struggle year after year to overwinter their gorgeous tropical plants. Our new paperback edition is the answer to their problem — practical advice for achieving the tropical look in a temperate garden. The authors, who both live and garden on Long Island, New York, reveal the secrets to creating a lush, flamboyant landscape. Separate chapters cover such topics as principles of design and maintenance, proper plant selection, container gardening, and overwintering. Fantastic color photography throughout will inspire gardeners in even the hardiest zones. With the help of this book, an impressive tropical garden is within any gardener's reach.
Landscape Plants for Subtropical Climates
Title | Landscape Plants for Subtropical Climates PDF eBook |
Author | Bijan Dehgan |
Publisher | |
Pages | 638 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Gardening |
ISBN | 9780813016283 |
"In one volume this book seems to encompass all the plants native and exotic grown in Florida. No small feat! . . . No other reference work that I know of covers the field as comprehensively as this."--Edward Golden, horticutural consultant and past president, Sarasota Orchid Society From Florida to California and on to Hawaii, gardeners who want a current, thorough, and user-friendly guide to the common indoor foliage and outdoor landscape plants for U.S. Department of Agriculture zones 8, 9, 10, and 11 will welcome this fully illustrated book. With precise line drawings for nearly 500 plant species, the work presents a description of cultivated ferns, cone-bearing plants, and flowering ornamental plants for warmer climates. It offers a description of the families, essential identifying features, and horticultural information for each plant, including origin, cold hardiness zones, propagation techniques, and soil, fertilizer, irrigation, and light requirements. The author also discusses identification features under clearly demarcated headings of growth habit, foliage, stem and bark, flower, and fruit. With a comprehensive glossary of terms commonly used in plant identification and a cross-referenced index of common and scientific names, readers will be able to find information with minimal effort. This book is intended for use by backyard gardeners and will be especially handy for newcomers to warm temperate and subtropical areas who seek a reliable resource for plant selection and care. In addition, it will be indispensable to garden clubs, volunteer Master Gardeners, nursery professionals, extension agents, and landscape architects. It also can serve as a plant identification text for students of environmental horticulture, forestry, and other plant science-related fields. Bijan Dehgan is professor of environmental horticulture at the University of Florida. He is internationally recognized for his taxonomic and horticultural research and major publications on the endangered sago palms (cycads) and the physic nuts (Jatropha).