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Growing and Propagating Wild Flowers: An East-to-Use Guide for All Gardeners

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This is a practical guide to propagating native plants. It is specific to the U.S. southeast to mid-atlantic regions. I have had pretty good results & the directions are very specific. I recommend it for beginners or seasoned gardeners.

This looks like an excellent guide to seed collection and propagation. However it is highly specific to the southeast and I am looking for the high desert in Oregon. I could glean some information on mallows and yarrow, but although penstamons were mentioned they weren't discussed. I think a general recommendation for this type of book is to highlight the region that it covers.

I feel this book is an excellent resource for an persons desiring to learn about wildflower biology and, also those wishing to incorporate wildflowers into the perennial garden. While directed toward plants of the eastern, southern, and midwestern regions, most anyone would find this book useful. Useful suggestions are also provide regarding establishment of wildflower gardens.

I've owned this book for over 15 years and still give it as a gift to anyone interested in wildflower propagation. It is my best resource and the methods have worked in my own garden. It covers plants not just in the southeast but those that are native to the northeast from Maine, through lower Canada, south to GA and west to parts of the Great Plains, and up to Illinois---quite a large region. A few plants have cousins or populations in the NW and CA, too. Yes, it is written in NC but many plants (not all), are native to about 1/2 of the U.S. His advice could be adapted if plants emerge and ripen earlier or later. I also use William Cullina's Growing and Propagating Wildflowers of the U.S. and Canada (that taught me that trillium seeds and many others need to be rinsed first). But, this Harry Phillip's book is my favorite. I have drifts of wild ginger, bloodroot and even trillium all grown from seed. Thank you, Harry!

A wealth of information but, for a novice, photographs instead of drawings would be more helpful.

Good book for a person interested in this topic. Not many other other books available for the lay person interested in avoiding growing plants that are not native to the area, and are also environmentally friendly.