Known as "lilies of the Nile" (though they're native to South Africa), the showy perennials in the genus Agapanthus have been avidly collected and grown since they were discovered by Dutch explorers in the 17th century. The few species in the genus have been hybridized intensively, yielding hundreds of interesting and dramatic cultivars. Despite their huge popularity among gardeners, however, there has never been a truly comprehensive book on the genus, an oversight that has finally been corrected by author Wim Snoeijer, working in concert with Holland's Royal Boskoop Horticultural Society. With keys and more than 100 color photos as an aid to identification, this groundbreaking book is one no devotee of these plants can afford to be without.
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"An extensively annotated list of specific and cultivar names ... Recommended."— G. P. DeWolf Jr., Choice, May 2005 (G. P. DeWolf Jr. Choice )
"The author's years of research have produced this definitive book."—Leilani A. Hall, E-Streams, May 2005 (Leilani A. Hall E-Streams )
"Anyone picking up the book just to look at the photographs will be won over immediately to the variety and beauty of the plants."— William Grant, University of California at Santa Cruz Arboretum Bulletin, Winter 2004 (William Grant University of California at Santa Cruz Arboretum Bulletin )
"The author's years of research have produced this definitive book."—Leilani A. Hall, E-Streams, May 2005 (Leilani A. Hall E-Streams )
"Anyone picking up the book just to look at the photographs will be won over immediately to the variety and beauty of the plants."— William Grant, University of California at Santa Cruz Arboretum Bulletin, Winter 2004 (William Grant University of California at Santa Cruz Arboretum Bulletin )
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The few species in the genus Agapanthus have been hybridized intensively, yielding hundreds of interesting and dramatic cultivars. In the first truly comprehensive book on the genus, author Wim Snoeijer provides keys and more than 100 color photos as an aid to identification.
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The first mention in The Netherlands of a cultivated Agapanthus is a description by Jacob Breyne (Breynius) in 1680, of a flowering plant in the garden of Hieronymus van Beverningk in Warmond, The Netherlands, in 1679. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
details from plants, argenteus vittatus, umbellatus albus, anthers dark violet, midrib transparent, purple towards inflorescence, der gekweekte, kruidachtige gewassen, purple towards flower, darker midrib, distinct purple tint, darker coloured midrib, midrib darker, pale purple apex, transparent midrib, bit glaucous, green flushed purple, darker towards apex, selection from seedlings, having green leaves, yellowish apex, base dark purple, invalid name, dark midrib, tepal segments Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Funnel Group, The Netherlands, Gary Dunlop, Salver Group, Trumpet Group, New Zealand, Dick Fulcher, South Africa, Ballyrogan Nurseries, Lewis Palmer, Kees Duivenvoorde, Trumpet Duivenvoorde Duivenvoorde, Tubular Group, Variegated Leaf Group, Funnel Dunlop Dunlop, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Komoriya Nursery Ltd, Die Gartenstauden, Raveningham Gardens, Bicton College, Coen Jansen, Pine Cottage Plants, The Crown Estate, Headbourne Hybrids, Funnel Duivenvoorde Duivenvoorde New!
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The first mention in The Netherlands of a cultivated Agapanthus is a description by Jacob Breyne (Breynius) in 1680, of a flowering plant in the garden of Hieronymus van Beverningk in Warmond, The Netherlands, in 1679. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
details from plants, argenteus vittatus, umbellatus albus, anthers dark violet, midrib transparent, purple towards inflorescence, der gekweekte, kruidachtige gewassen, purple towards flower, darker midrib, distinct purple tint, darker coloured midrib, midrib darker, pale purple apex, transparent midrib, bit glaucous, green flushed purple, darker towards apex, selection from seedlings, having green leaves, yellowish apex, base dark purple, invalid name, dark midrib, tepal segments Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Funnel Group, The Netherlands, Gary Dunlop, Salver Group, Trumpet Group, New Zealand, Dick Fulcher, South Africa, Ballyrogan Nurseries, Lewis Palmer, Kees Duivenvoorde, Trumpet Duivenvoorde Duivenvoorde, Tubular Group, Variegated Leaf Group, Funnel Dunlop Dunlop, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Komoriya Nursery Ltd, Die Gartenstauden, Raveningham Gardens, Bicton College, Coen Jansen, Pine Cottage Plants, The Crown Estate, Headbourne Hybrids, Funnel Duivenvoorde Duivenvoorde New!
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- Wildflowers of the Fairest Cape by Peter Goldblatt in Back Matter
- Dictionary of Gardening: A Practical and Scientific Encyclopaedia of Horticulture 4 Volumes by Royal Horticultural Society in Back Matter
- Gardener's Dictionary by P. Miller on page 13
- The Botany of the Commelins by D.O. Wijnands in Back Matter
- TARKA THE OTTER (Concord Library) by Henry Williamson on page 302
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- Agapanthus for Gardeners by Hanneke van Dijk on 6 pages
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