Twenty-five species of the genus Paeonia are documented in these pages, including 40 subspecies and varieties. Also included herein is the closely related genus Glaucidium. With only two species, it will be of intense interest to peony fanciers. Waddick provides valuable information on growing peony species, with a full account of soil considerations, hardiness, propagation, and diseases and pests. The text is graced with stunning botanical paintings. Sponsored by the Heartland Peony Society, which helped fund its publication, The Genus Paeonia is a rare work of beauty, science, and practical value.
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Beautified by finely rendered botanical illustrations--color plates as well as line drawings--this excellent guide contains information on the entire array of peony species currently recognized. Botanist Halda brings to the material the rare experience of journeying far and wide to study every known type growing in wild settings, while Waddick offers expert advice based on his familiarity with cultivating plants in the Midwest. Avid gardeners who simply love peonies and professional horticulturists wishing to expand their expertise will be equally enticed by the scope of the information catalogued here. Readers are privy to up-to-date taxonomy and a succinct outline of the genus. Entries present detailed descriptions of form and habit, the character of particular flowers, and distribution of plants. A source list should prove helpful, and even more so, a chapter that provides tips on growing a variety of hybrids and species. Alice Joyce
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"Unveils the beauty and the botany." Marty Ross, Horticulture, October 2004 (Marty Ross Horticulture )
"Josef Halda is a botanist who has traveled to see every known peony species and subspecies in the wild. He documents 25 species in this book, including forty subspecies and varieties. It is an especially helpful resource for those gardeners who wish to grown uncommon as well as common varieties." National Gardener, April 2004 (National Gardener )
"Beautified by finely rendered botanical illustrations. Avid gardeners who simply love peonies and professionals horticulturists wishing to expand their expertise will be equally enticed by the scope of the information catalogued here."—Alice Joyce, Booklist, March 1, 2004 (Alice Joyce Booklist )
"Josef Halda is a botanist who has traveled to see every known peony species and subspecies in the wild. He documents 25 species in this book, including forty subspecies and varieties. It is an especially helpful resource for those gardeners who wish to grown uncommon as well as common varieties." National Gardener, April 2004 (National Gardener )
"Beautified by finely rendered botanical illustrations. Avid gardeners who simply love peonies and professionals horticulturists wishing to expand their expertise will be equally enticed by the scope of the information catalogued here."—Alice Joyce, Booklist, March 1, 2004 (Alice Joyce Booklist )
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The name Paeonia supposedly commemorates Paean or Paeon, whom Homer mentions as the physician of the Greek gods on Mount Olympus. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
woody peonies, peony species, woody peony, leaves biternate, nurse root, shrubby slopes, tenui folia, species many times, lateral sets, peony seed, herbaceous peonies, leaflets ovate, pro parte, lateral leaflets, terminal leaflet, fleshy lobes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Flowering April, Acta Musei Richnoviensis, Study of the Genus Paeonia, Botanical Magazine, Bulletin de la Société, Flore de France, Trudy Tbilisi Botanical Institute, Botanische Jahrbücher, Plantae Europeae, Transactions of the Linnean Society, Flora Kavkaza, Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica, Flora Caucasus Critica, Flowering May, Gardeners Dictionary, Haba Shan, Hortus Dyckensis, Mitteleuropaischen Flora, Hortus Dvckensis, Leaves of Paeonia, North America, Transactions of the Horticultural Society, Beima Shan, Botaniceskogo Sada, Bulletin of Botanical Research New!
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The name Paeonia supposedly commemorates Paean or Paeon, whom Homer mentions as the physician of the Greek gods on Mount Olympus. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
woody peonies, peony species, woody peony, leaves biternate, nurse root, shrubby slopes, tenui folia, species many times, lateral sets, peony seed, herbaceous peonies, leaflets ovate, pro parte, lateral leaflets, terminal leaflet, fleshy lobes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Flowering April, Acta Musei Richnoviensis, Study of the Genus Paeonia, Botanical Magazine, Bulletin de la Société, Flore de France, Trudy Tbilisi Botanical Institute, Botanische Jahrbücher, Plantae Europeae, Transactions of the Linnean Society, Flora Kavkaza, Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica, Flora Caucasus Critica, Flowering May, Gardeners Dictionary, Haba Shan, Hortus Dyckensis, Mitteleuropaischen Flora, Hortus Dvckensis, Leaves of Paeonia, North America, Transactions of the Horticultural Society, Beima Shan, Botaniceskogo Sada, Bulletin of Botanical Research New!
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