Rhododendrons and Azaleas - A Colour Guide
Published on 25. November 2005
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-1-86126-784-9 (ISBN)
Description
Rhododendrons and Azaleas profiles over 4,000 varieties of this highly popular and striking plant. Illustrated with 1,100 colour photographs, each entry includes:
Practical advice is also given on rhododendrons in the landscape, maintenance and husbandry, pests, diseases, problems and disorders, propagation, and buying and collecting rhododendrons, along with a brief history and a guide to their classification.
? A description of the plant and flower colour
? Notes on hardiness, height and spread, and flowering time
? Advice on cultivation and proven performers
? The name of the parent plants, the raiser and similar varieties
Practical advice is also given on rhododendrons in the landscape, maintenance and husbandry, pests, diseases, problems and disorders, propagation, and buying and collecting rhododendrons, along with a brief history and a guide to their classification.
? A description of the plant and flower colour
? Notes on hardiness, height and spread, and flowering time
? Advice on cultivation and proven performers
? The name of the parent plants, the raiser and similar varieties
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Ramsbury
United Kingdom
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 288 mm
Width: 227 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
1229 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-86126-784-9 (9781861267849)
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Person
Kenneth Cox is grandson of plant-hunter, writer and nurseryman Euan Cox and son of Peter Cox VMH. The three generations were and are considered the world's leading experts on rhododendrons. Kenneth is author of six books on rhododendrons.