Famed for their durability, beauty, and diversity, hydrangeas are enjoying a renaissance in today's gardens. These classic garden shrubs provide bold color — from pink to purple, blue to white — in midsummer to midautumn, when few other plants are in bloom. Many hundreds of dramatic species, hybrids, and horticultural selections are available to the enthusiast to fill every possible niche in the garden. For the first time, a thorough encyclopedia shows in full color the range of flowering treasures available. With complete information on cultivation, propagation, and pests and diseases, The Encyclopedia of Hydrangeas promises to help every discerning gardener ensure planting success. Lavishly illustrated with approximately 800 photographs, the concise descriptions present more than 1000 hydrangea species, subspecies, varieties, and cultivars. All types of hydrangeas are included, from blousy mopheads to delicate lacecaps, from oakleafs to climbers. This incredible resource provides gardeners with the tools needed to discover the many true gems in this lovely group of plants.
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"Concise and extremely informative entries on the history, taxonomy, and general cultivation of the genus."—Dan Hinkley, Pacific Horticulture, Spring 2005 (Dan Hinkley Pacific Horticulture )
"This resource would prove useful both to casual gardeners and serious botanists."—R. L. Krajewski, Choice, February 2005 (R. L. Krajewski Choice )
"Encyclopedia of Hydrangeas is the ultimate authoritative book for this beloved, colorful, blooming addition to many gardens."—Joanne S. Carpender, National Gardener, February 2005 (Joanne S. Carpender National Gardener )
"This resource would prove useful both to casual gardeners and serious botanists."—R. L. Krajewski, Choice, February 2005 (R. L. Krajewski Choice )
"Encyclopedia of Hydrangeas is the ultimate authoritative book for this beloved, colorful, blooming addition to many gardens."—Joanne S. Carpender, National Gardener, February 2005 (Joanne S. Carpender National Gardener )
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Famed for their durability, beauty, and diversity, hydrangeas are enjoying a renaissance in today's gardens. These classic garden shrubs provide bold color-from pink to purple, blue to white-in midsummer to midautumn, when few other plants are in bloom. For the first time, a thorough encyclopedia shows in full color the range of flowering treasures available. With complete information on cultivation, propagation, and pests and diseases, Encyclopedia of Hydrangeas promises to help every discerning gardener ensure planting success. Lavishly illustrated with approximately 800 photographs, the concise descriptions present more than 1000 hydrangea species, subspecies, varieties, and cultivars. All types of hydrangeas are included, from blousy mopheads to delicate lacecaps, from oakleafs to climbers.
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This Encyclopedia of Hydrangeas is written by father and son team who own and run a 140 year old nursery in the Netherlands, and who have also written books on each of maples, conifers and rhododendron.
The brief opening section discusses the name of the genus Hydrangea, Distribution of the Genus, Hydrangea Collections, the Flower Colour and what causes its change on different soils and dispelling a few myths in the process. Also covered are: Moisture and Hardiness, Pruning, Pests and diseases, Propagation, Hydrangeas in the Garden, Dried Flowers, Leaves for Tea or Medicine, Taxonomy, Synopsis of the Genus Hydrangea and Nomenclature. All of this is covered succinctly in the first 25 pages. The book also includes a section on Genome Size in Hydrangeas, a list of Hydrangea names for which no description could be found, References (bibliography) and indices. The bulk of this publication however is devoted to the plants, around 220 pages cover over 1,000 species, subspecies, varieties and cultivars. The descriptions are illustrated with around 800 photographs in full colour. The descriptions are brief yet clear, and the corresponding photographs appear on the same page as the descriptions. Arranged loosely by species or group such as species Hydrangea, Hortensia (mopheads), lacecaps and more, the vast array of photographs clearly illustrates the diversity within the genus, from some of the more subtle species to the blousy mopheads, as well as the interesting foliage of possessed by Hydrangeas. This is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the genus Hydrangea, updating some of the information in Haworth-Booth's monograph of 1984, and far more comprehensive than other recent publications.
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In preparation for hosting my garden club friends and teaching them about growing hydrangeas, I decided to research the subject extensively. This book is very thorough in covering the classes of hydrangeas, and contains many hints and tips on growing them successfully.
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International hydrangea book a good general resource.,
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For a large review of hydrangeas, this is a good book. For USA gardeners, it is good to have it and Dr. Micheal Dirr's hydrangea book.
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Hydrangea macrophylla is by far the most well-known species in the genus, and from it hundreds of named cultivars have been selected or developed over the years throughout the world. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
lacecap group, sepals serrate, pink fertile flowers, blue fertile flowers, few fertile flowers, pink corymbs, green fertile flowers, lilac fertile flowers, violet fertile flowers, serrate sepals, double sepals, white fertile flowers, large corymbs, hydrangea macrophylla, flowerheads pink, flattened corymbs, dentate sepals, semidwarf shrub, small mopheads, small shrublet, small corymbs, untidy shrub, rounded corymbs, large flowerheads, huge shrub Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Hortensia Group, Origin Japanese, United Kingdom, Trelissick Garden, Esveld Nurseries, Maurice Foster, United States, Holehird Gardens, Arboretum Kalmthout, Louisiana Nurseries, Darthuizer Nurseries, Rampp Nursery, Stourton House Flower Garden, Arboretum de Dreijen, August Steiniger, Henri Cayeux of France, Farm Nursery, Friesdorf Research Station, Rhineland Agricultural Chamber, Landwirtschaftskammer Rheinland, Origin French, Lemoine Nursery, Pieter Zwijnenburg, Milim Botanical Garden, Royal Horticultural Society Garden Wisley New!
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lacecap group, sepals serrate, pink fertile flowers, blue fertile flowers, few fertile flowers, pink corymbs, green fertile flowers, lilac fertile flowers, violet fertile flowers, serrate sepals, double sepals, white fertile flowers, large corymbs, hydrangea macrophylla, flowerheads pink, flattened corymbs, dentate sepals, semidwarf shrub, small mopheads, small shrublet, small corymbs, untidy shrub, rounded corymbs, large flowerheads, huge shrub Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Hortensia Group, Origin Japanese, United Kingdom, Trelissick Garden, Esveld Nurseries, Maurice Foster, United States, Holehird Gardens, Arboretum Kalmthout, Louisiana Nurseries, Darthuizer Nurseries, Rampp Nursery, Stourton House Flower Garden, Arboretum de Dreijen, August Steiniger, Henri Cayeux of France, Farm Nursery, Friesdorf Research Station, Rhineland Agricultural Chamber, Landwirtschaftskammer Rheinland, Origin French, Lemoine Nursery, Pieter Zwijnenburg, Milim Botanical Garden, Royal Horticultural Society Garden Wisley New!
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