Here at last, these beautiful bulbs are fully described and illustrated. Spring-flowering Chasmanthe is a plant for areas of mild winter, but Crocosmia can endure winter temperatures. They flower from early summer well into fall and provide wonderful displays of warm red and orange when the garden often has little else to offer except annuals. A descriptive list of more than 400 Crocosmia cultivars concludes the complete horticultural account of the genera. Superb watercolors of the species and many of the more important cultivars are complemented by charming pencil sketches of each species in its native habitat.
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"An authoritative reference on two groups of plants deservedly popular as border subjects in warm-climate gardens."—Rock Garden Quarterly, Spring 2005 (Rock Garden Quarterly )
"This work is recommended for large gardening collections."— January Adams, American Reference Books Annual, 2005 (January Adams American Reference Books Annual )
"This is a must book for everyone interested in these fine garden plants."—Rod Saunders, Bulb Chat, December 2004 (Rod Saunders Bulb Chat )
"This work is recommended for large gardening collections."— January Adams, American Reference Books Annual, 2005 (January Adams American Reference Books Annual )
"This is a must book for everyone interested in these fine garden plants."—Rod Saunders, Bulb Chat, December 2004 (Rod Saunders Bulb Chat )
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Here at last, these beautiful bulbs are fully described and illustrated. Spring-flowering Chasmanthe is a plant for areas of mild winter, but Crocosmia can endure winter temperatures. They flower from early summer well into fall and provide wonderful displays of warm red and orange when the garden often has little else to offer except annuals. A descriptive list of more than 400 Crocosmia cultivars concludes the complete horticultural account of the genera. Superb watercolors of the species and many of the more important cultivars are complemented by charming pencil sketches of each species in its native habitat.
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This review is from: Crocosmia and Chasmanthe (Royal Horticultural Society Plant Collector Guide) (Hardcover)
I couldn't wait to get this book. I really like this groupf of bulbs and I wanted to learn more about growing them and the varieties I could grow and the work being done with them. Well I was in for a surprise. this book does little of that. What it does do is give the reader the history of the plant and its introduction into horticulture. The work that went into it is staggeringbut nothing for the gardener. Infact after reading it I don't think the authors even grow the plants it is treated as more of an object than a plant. this was made worse by no color photos just illustrations. now don't get me wrong they were nice illustrations. but would it have killed you to include some photos. I can onot reccomend this to any gardener unless you are really into botanic history.
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Native to the Cape region, the extreme southwestern tip of South Africa, chasmanthes have a longer known history than crocosmias, which occur widely across sub-Saharan Africa. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
dorsal tepal, subspecies aurea, lower lateral tepals, dorsal largest, cylindric upper part, breeder unknown, anthers parallel, common montbretia, lower tepals, pleated foliage, rounded tepals, perianth tube, broad tepals, prominent central vein, horticultural press, rich red flowers, symmetric flowers, arching outward, branched flowering stem, becoming fibrous, vascular trace, anther tips, crimson markings, clear yellow flowers, style branches Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South Africa, George Henley, Royal Horticultural Society, George Davison, Eastern Cape, Max Leichtlin, Royal Botanic Gardens, British Isles, Daisy Hill Nursery, Great Britain, Award of Garden Merit, National Collection, Western Cape, Earlham Hall, Jan Roes, Northern Ireland, Victor Lemoine, Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Earlham Hybrids, Jack Fitt, National Trust, Northern Hemisphere, William Robinson, County Down, Free State New!
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Native to the Cape region, the extreme southwestern tip of South Africa, chasmanthes have a longer known history than crocosmias, which occur widely across sub-Saharan Africa. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
dorsal tepal, subspecies aurea, lower lateral tepals, dorsal largest, cylindric upper part, breeder unknown, anthers parallel, common montbretia, lower tepals, pleated foliage, rounded tepals, perianth tube, broad tepals, prominent central vein, horticultural press, rich red flowers, symmetric flowers, arching outward, branched flowering stem, becoming fibrous, vascular trace, anther tips, crimson markings, clear yellow flowers, style branches Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South Africa, George Henley, Royal Horticultural Society, George Davison, Eastern Cape, Max Leichtlin, Royal Botanic Gardens, British Isles, Daisy Hill Nursery, Great Britain, Award of Garden Merit, National Collection, Western Cape, Earlham Hall, Jan Roes, Northern Ireland, Victor Lemoine, Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Earlham Hybrids, Jack Fitt, National Trust, Northern Hemisphere, William Robinson, County Down, Free State New!
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- Northern Ireland by Robert Blair on 4 pages
- Northern Ireland (Cambridge Regional Geography) by Douglas A. Hill on 4 pages
- Color Your Garden: The Royal Horticultural Society (Rhs) by Jill Billington in Front Matter, page 155, and Back Matter
- The Color Encyclopedia of Cape Bulbs by John C. Manning in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture by Liberty H. Bailey on page 139, and Back Matter
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