Tulips: Species and Hybrids for the Gardener
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Species tulips are becoming more widely available as gardeners wake up to their elegant shapes, vibrant-colored flowers, and suitability for growing in containers, raised beds, and rock gardens. Unlike garden hybrids, species tulips will flower each year without being replaced and will even colonize under the right conditions. Wilford's experience of growing tulips at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, informs his excellent cultivation advice. Comprehensive descriptions of gardenworthy species and lesser-known rarities will appeal to tulip and bulb collectors, rock garden enthusiasts, and keen gardeners, inspiring closer investigation of this increasingly popular plant group.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0881927635
ISBN13:9780881927634
Release Date:January 2006
Publisher:Timber Press (OR)
Length:211 Pages
Weight:1.45 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"
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An in-depth introduction to the many varying species of the delicate and powerful flower
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Tulips: Species And Hybrids For The Gardener by Richard Wilford (Collections Manager, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England) is a beautifully illustrated, comprehensively knowledgeable, professionally informative, in-depth introduction to the many varying species of the delicate and powerful flower -- the tulip. Tulips: Species And Hybrids For The Gardener as an expert analysis and informative study of the many beautiful types and spectrum of this universally popular flower. Tulips: Species And Hybrids For The Gardener covers the care, placement, intricacies of individual species, color, history, and so much more. is recommended to all readers with an interest growing tulips and in need of the ultimate guide to their numerous variations.
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