A pictorial dictionary of landscape plants designed for USDA zones 9, 10, and 11. It is also ideal for greenhouse gardeners who grow tender exotics under cover, and it is frequently used as an identification guide for plant lovers who travel to the tropics.
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"This 'visual plant dictionary' is ideal for those of us with a limited knowledge of tropical plants coupled with an insatiable desire to increase that knowledge upon sighting a 'new' plant."
—Sara Williams, Gardener for the Prairies, March 2000 (Gardener for the Prairies )
—Sara Williams, Gardener for the Prairies, March 2000 (Gardener for the Prairies )
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A pictorial dictionary of landscape plants designed for USDA zones 9, 10, and 11, it is ideal for green-house gardeners who grow tender exotics under cover, and it is frequently used as an identification guide for plant lovers traveling to the tropics.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
an indispensable resource book for my LA practice,
By enviro@mindspring.com (Miami, Florida) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tropicals (Paperback)
In a Landscape Architect's office, we seem to need four or five resource books to adequately prepare a plant palette. This book comes as close to being perfect for use in South Florida and other similar temperate zones
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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very nice book,
By popper1 (Florida) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tropicals (Paperback)
Good book, many different plants, but pictures could be larger. Good book for the price.
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Hmmmmm - ok I guess,
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Not my favourite book of its kind on the market . some photos leave a lot to be desired in particular. On the otherhand a reasonable, brief, compendium of the usual tropical plants.Sorry I don't think this is special or a "must have"
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1 A shrub to 10 ft. with 4-6 in. long, bright green leaves, 8 in. long, and dark red flowers, forming velvety tails up to 18 in. long. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
evergreen vine, garden hybrid, red bracts, ginger family, colder areas, evergreen shrub, fan palm Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Palmae Origin, Leguminosae Origin, South Africa, Central America, Acanthaceae Origin, West Indies, Bignoniaceae Origin, Tropical Africa, Euphorbiaceae Origin, South America, Agavaceae Origin, Apocynaceae Origin, Myrtaceae Origin, Solanaceae Origin, Verbenaceae Origin, Zingiberaceae Origin, Araceae Origin, East Indies, Moraceae Origin, New Guinea, Proteaceae Origin, Amaryllidaceae Origin, Malvaceae Origin, Rubiaceae Origin, Tropical Asia New!
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1 A shrub to 10 ft. with 4-6 in. long, bright green leaves, 8 in. long, and dark red flowers, forming velvety tails up to 18 in. long. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
evergreen vine, garden hybrid, red bracts, ginger family, colder areas, evergreen shrub, fan palm Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Palmae Origin, Leguminosae Origin, South Africa, Central America, Acanthaceae Origin, West Indies, Bignoniaceae Origin, Tropical Africa, Euphorbiaceae Origin, South America, Agavaceae Origin, Apocynaceae Origin, Myrtaceae Origin, Solanaceae Origin, Verbenaceae Origin, Zingiberaceae Origin, Araceae Origin, East Indies, Moraceae Origin, New Guinea, Proteaceae Origin, Amaryllidaceae Origin, Malvaceae Origin, Rubiaceae Origin, Tropical Asia New!
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- The Garden Book by Rh Value Publishing in Back Matter
- Western Garden Book by Kathleen Norris Brenzel in Back Matter
- The Garden Book (Mini Edition) by Editors of Phaidon Press in Back Matter
- In the Garden Baby's First Book Club by steve cox in Front Matter
- South America by Julia Jasmine on page 129
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