Begonias [Paperback]

Mike Stevens (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2, 2002

Mike Stevens presents a complete and readable guide to one of the most popular flowering plant choices: begonias. The Begoniaceae has as many as 1,000 known and identified species plus countless hundreds of hybrids. This informative and practical guide for gardeners focuses on the popular tuberous begonias, and also includes:

• history and key discoveries
• culture of non-tuberous begonias
• large-flowered tuberhybrida in containers year-round
• basket begonias
• fertilizers, soils, watering and propagation
• creating your own hybrids
• remedies for pests, diseases and disorders
• 95 beautiful full color photographs

With dozens of the author's recommended species and hybrids plus nursery sources and a bibliography, Begonias is a solid reference work.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Clearly written with lots of photographs ... A must for the serious grower. (David Hobson Kitchener-Waterloo Record 200203)

About the Author

Mike Stevens has a specialist's knowledge of begonias and is known worldwide as a knowledgeable and generous source of expert advice. His photographs are a pictorial record of his "beauties," many of which appear in this book in luminous full color.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Firefly Books (March 2, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1552975517
• ISBN-13: 978-1552975510
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #640,810 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good, but not what I wanted., June 10, 2004

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JB "JB" (TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Begonias (Paperback)

This is a very good, concise book covering history, cultivation, propagation and even hybridizing methods of tuberous begonias. When I purchased this book, I didn't know the difference between tuberous and non-tuberous begonias so I was a bit disappointed to discover that begonias of my primary interest, the non-tuberous type, are barely covered. This review is mostly a warning to those who might not know the difference. The focus of the book is tuberous begonias which are primarily grown for their flowers (and are well-represented by the excellent photos). The author includes a brief chapter covering the various types of non-tuberous begonias (which interest me because of their foliage) and short propagation notes. Non-tuberous begonias include varieties which are cane-like (including the "Angel Wing" varieties), thick-stemmed, rhizomatous, trailing-scandents, Rex and semperflorens (wax leaf - common bedding begonia). If you are interested in these types, you should keep searching for another book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Begonias, July 31, 2008

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bbry - See all my reviews

This review is from: Begonias (Paperback)

Beautiful book for tuberous begonia growers. Unfortunately, I did not realize that it was focused on mainly tuberous begonias when I ordered it, I would have preferred to have had more information about angel wing and other types of begonias.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Begonias, December 26, 2009

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Diane Arruda - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Begonias (Hardcover)

The book contained all the necessary information I was looking for. It was in very good condition as a used book. Thank you.