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Bold and brazen, lush and lurid, cannas are in-your-face plants, which might make their garden use limited. Cooke, however, thinks otherwise and has compiled an encyclopedia of canna culture, background, and species identification to prove it. Although the typical canna may be large and flashy, more suitable as dynamic focal points or creating a tropical atmosphere, there are smaller, more demure versions that can fit into other garden settings. Indigenous to the tropics, cannas are mistakenly assumed to be difficult to grow in cooler climates; however, thanks to extensive hybridization, ornamental cannas can withstand a wide range of conditions and make excellent and easy additions to almost any garden. Cooke carefully explains the cultural requirements, from siting and soil conditions to propagation and pests. An extensive list of all the generally available forms offers canna fans a definitive reference and introduces canna cowards to the variety, versatility, and value of these garden gems. Carol Haggas
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The subject of the latest in the excellent series "Gardener's Guide to Growing" is Cannas, bringing the series to the forefront of fashion with today's current trend for exoticism in the garden. Written by one of the current holders of the National Collection of Cannas, Ian Cooke, this is probably the first comprehensive look at the genus since B.C. Ravenscroft's 1903 book "The Canna and How to Grow It". Cannas last had their heyday during the golden age of gardening in the mid 19th century when they were newly introduced to this country and widely used in the extravagant Victorian bedding schemes. Hailing from the West Indies and South America, they are both flamboyant and colourful with flowers ranging from red through pink, orange through to the palest yellow and with leaves from green to deepest purple to gaudy stripes. They combine well with their distant relatives the bananas and hedychiums and sit happily either in a conservatory with other tropical plants or as part of a traditional herbaceous border. Having similar cultural requirements to that of the ever-popular favourite, the dahlia, (albeit rhizomatous rather than tuberous) the canna has found favour with those gardeners looking for something a little different to enliven their summer displays. From general cultivation, propagation and hybridization, there is something for both the newcomer to gardening and the professional. An A-Z list of cultivars, hybrids and species is included together with a list of gardens where they can be seen in cultivation, both in the UK and abroad. The addition of canna-related website addresses brings this series right uptodate with today's Internet revolution. As the book is also aimed at the American market, the information includes nurseries and gardens throughout the USA for the benefit of American gardeners and those visiting the country. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Bold and brazen, lush and lurid, cannas are in-your-face plants, which might make their garden use limited. Cooke, however, thinks otherwise and has compiled an encyclopedia of canna culture, background, and species identification to prove it. Although the typical canna may be large and flashy, more suitable as dynamic focal points or creating a tropical atmosphere, there are smaller, more demure versions that can fit into other garden settings. Indigenous to the tropics, cannas are mistakenly assumed to be difficult to grow in cooler climates; however, thanks to extensive hybridization, ornamental cannas can withstand a wide range of conditions and make excellent and easy additions to almost any garden. Cooke carefully explains the cultural requirements, from siting and soil conditions to propagation and pests. An extensive list of all the generally available forms offers canna fans a definitive reference and introduces canna cowards to the variety, versatility, and value of these garden gems. Carol Haggas
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The subject of the latest in the excellent series "Gardener's Guide to Growing" is Cannas, bringing the series to the forefront of fashion with today's current trend for exoticism in the garden. Written by one of the current holders of the National Collection of Cannas, Ian Cooke, this is probably the first comprehensive look at the genus since B.C. Ravenscroft's 1903 book "The Canna and How to Grow It". Cannas last had their heyday during the golden age of gardening in the mid 19th century when they were newly introduced to this country and widely used in the extravagant Victorian bedding schemes. Hailing from the West Indies and South America, they are both flamboyant and colourful with flowers ranging from red through pink, orange through to the palest yellow and with leaves from green to deepest purple to gaudy stripes. They combine well with their distant relatives the bananas and hedychiums and sit happily either in a conservatory with other tropical plants or as part of a traditional herbaceous border. Having similar cultural requirements to that of the ever-popular favourite, the dahlia, (albeit rhizomatous rather than tuberous) the canna has found favour with those gardeners looking for something a little different to enliven their summer displays. From general cultivation, propagation and hybridization, there is something for both the newcomer to gardening and the professional. An A-Z list of cultivars, hybrids and species is included together with a list of gardens where they can be seen in cultivation, both in the UK and abroad. The addition of canna-related website addresses brings this series right uptodate with today's Internet revolution. As the book is also aimed at the American market, the information includes nurseries and gardens throughout the USA for the benefit of American gardeners and those visiting the country. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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growing canvas, dwarf canvas, soft orange flowers, white canna, white farina, canna species, canna rhizomes, loamless composts, canna plants, water cannas, dry rhizomes, many canvas, water canvas, lovely cultivar, specialist nurseries, most canvas, burgundy foliage, bronze foliage, old cultivar, coloured parts, apricot flowers, first flowered, compact cultivar, purple foliage, slug pellets Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Kent Kelly, Longwood Gardens, New Zealand, Wilhelm Pfitzer, British Isles, Ernest Turc, South America, Christopher Lloyd, National Collection, Quality Gladiolus Gardens, Curtis Wallace, Pierre Turc, Missouri Botanic Garden, Royal Horticultural Society, South Africa, Herb Kelly, Isle of Wight, Podgora Gardens, William Robinson, Sonja Mrsich New!
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growing canvas, dwarf canvas, soft orange flowers, white canna, white farina, canna species, canna rhizomes, loamless composts, canna plants, water cannas, dry rhizomes, many canvas, water canvas, lovely cultivar, specialist nurseries, most canvas, burgundy foliage, bronze foliage, old cultivar, coloured parts, apricot flowers, first flowered, compact cultivar, purple foliage, slug pellets Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Kent Kelly, Longwood Gardens, New Zealand, Wilhelm Pfitzer, British Isles, Ernest Turc, South America, Christopher Lloyd, National Collection, Quality Gladiolus Gardens, Curtis Wallace, Pierre Turc, Missouri Botanic Garden, Royal Horticultural Society, South Africa, Herb Kelly, Isle of Wight, Podgora Gardens, William Robinson, Sonja Mrsich New!
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- Animal Reproduction: Invited Papers (Beltsville Symposia in Agricultural Research, Vol. 3) by H.W. Hawk on page 20
- Wisley Garden by Royal Horticultural Society on page 134
- The North Star: A Novel About Frederick Douglass by John E. Taylor in Back Matter
- The Exotic Garden by Myles Challis on page 104
- Color Your Garden: The Royal Horticultural Society (Rhs) by Jill Billington on page 16
- Restoring American Gardens: An Encyclopedia of Heirloom Ornamental Plants, 1640-1940 by Denise Wiles Adams in Back Matter
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