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Garden flora : the natural and cultural history of the plants in your garden
- Title
- Garden flora : the natural and cultural history of the plants in your garden / Noel Kingsbury.
- Author
- Kingsbury, Noël
- Publication
- Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, Inc., 2016.
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Details
- Description
- 368 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 29 cm
- Summary
- A "survey of 133 of the most commonly grown [plant groups] explains where each plant came from and the journey it took into home gardens. Kingsbury tells ... tales of the most important plant hunters, breeders, and gardeners throughout history, and explores the unexpected ways plants have been used"--Amazon.com.
- Alternative Title
- Natural and cultural history of the plants in your garden
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 350-352) and index.
- Contents
- Abutilon -- Acanthus -- Acer -- Achillea -- Aconitum -- Actaea -- Agapanthus -- Alcea -- Alchemilla -- Allium -- Amaranthus -- Anemone -- Antirrhinum -- Aquilegia -- Asters -- Bamboo -- Begonia -- Berberis -- Bergenia -- Buddleja -- Buxus -- Calendula -- Camellia -- Campanula -- Canna -- Ceanothus -- Chrysanthemum -- Cistus -- Clematis -- Colchicum -- Conifers -- Convallaria -- Cosmos -- Cotoneaster -- Crocosmia -- Crocus -- Cyclamen -- Dahlia -- Daphne -- Delphinium -- Deutzia -- Dianthus -- Digitalis -- Echinacea -- Epimedium -- Erysimum -- Eschscholzia -- Euphorbia -- Ferns -- Fritillaria -- Fuchsia -- Galanthus -- Geranium -- Gesneriads -- Gladiolus -- Grasses -- Heathers -- Hebe -- Hedera -- Helianthus -- Helleborus -- Hemerocallis -- Heuchera -- Hibiscus -- Hosta -- Hyacinthus -- Hydrangea -- Ilex -- Impatiens -- Ipomoea -- Iris -- Jasminum -- Kniphofia -- Lathyrus -- Lavandula -- Leucanthemum -- Lilium -- Lilyturfs -- Lobelia -- Lonicera -- Lupinus -- Magnolia -- Matthiola -- Meconopsis -- Monarda -- Muscari -- Narcissus -- Nepeta -- Nymphaea -- Orchids -- Paeonia -- Papaver -- Pelargonium -- Penstemon -- Persicaria -- Petunia -- Philadelphus -- Phlomis -- Phlox -- Potentilla -- Primula -- Prunus -- Pulmonaria -- Pyracantha -- Ranunculus -- Rhododendron -- Rodgersia -- Rosa -- Rosmarinus -- Rudbeckia -- Salix -- Salvia -- Saxifraga -- Sedums -- Solidago -- Sorbus -- Spiraea -- Stachys -- Syringa -- Tagetes -- Trillium -- Tropaeolum -- Tulipa -- Verbascum -- Verbena -- Veronica -- Viburnum -- Vinca -- Viola -- Vitis -- Wisteria -- Yucca -- Zinnia.
- Call Number
- JFF 18-478
- ISBN
- 9781604695656
- 160469565X
- LCCN
- 2015047577
- OCLC
- 932002061
- Author
- Kingsbury, Noël, author.
- Title
- Garden flora : the natural and cultural history of the plants in your garden / Noel Kingsbury.
- Publisher
- Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, Inc., 2016.
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 350-352) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFF 18-478