The Gardener's Guide to Growing Irises
Published on 30. August 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-0-7153-1278-0 (ISBN)
Description
Focusing on the iris, this guide allocates each species to its recommended growing area, such as the water garden, the shady garden, the summer border, and the rock garden. All plants are cross-referenced to classification chapters which explain how the genus is made up.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Newton Abbot
United Kingdom
Illustrations
70 colour halftones, 5 botanical illustrations, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 180 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7153-1278-0 (9780715312780)
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Previous edition
Geoff Stebbings
The Gardener's Guide to Growing Irises
Book
04/1997
David & Charles
€41.07
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Content
History and distribution of irises; the classification of the genus; the garden value of irises; A-Z of irises for the water garden; A-Z of irises for the shady garden; A-Z of irises for the rock garden; A-Z of irises for cut flowers; A-Z of irises for the summer border; A-Z of irises for the specialist; propagation and cultivation; hybridizing and modern developments; irises in the Southern Hemisphere; irises in North America; irises relatives; national collections; people and their plants.