Subtropical and Dry Climate Plants

Subtropical and Dry Climate Plants

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Author: Martyn Rix

Format: Hardback

Number of Pages: 0


An essential A-Z illustrated guide to more than 700 easy-to-obtain subtropicaland dry climate plants that can be grown in most regions of Europe,Australasia, and the USA, written in association with the Royal BotanicGardens, Kew.This is a unique guide to a wide range of tropical and hot-climate (also knownas Mediterranean or desert) plants. The guide is arranged in three sections: ageneral introduction to choosing, planting, and using subtropical andhotclimate plants with particular emphasis on hardiness and overwintering theplants; the second section that comprises an A-Z plant directory, in which over700 plants, listed by their botanical names, are treated to in-depth profilesand grouped as either trees, shrubs, perennials, climbers, palms and cycads,cacti and other succulents, or grasses and bamboos; a third section thatincludes plants for special uses, and a glossary.
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Martyn Rix

Format: Hardback

Number of Pages: 0


An essential A-Z illustrated guide to more than 700 easy-to-obtain subtropicaland dry climate plants that can be grown in most regions of Europe,Australasia, and the USA, written in association with the Royal BotanicGardens, Kew.This is a unique guide to a wide range of tropical and hot-climate (also knownas Mediterranean or desert) plants. The guide is arranged in three sections: ageneral introduction to choosing, planting, and using subtropical andhotclimate plants with particular emphasis on hardiness and overwintering theplants; the second section that comprises an A-Z plant directory, in which over700 plants, listed by their botanical names, are treated to in-depth profilesand grouped as either trees, shrubs, perennials, climbers, palms and cycads,cacti and other succulents, or grasses and bamboos; a third section thatincludes plants for special uses, and a glossary.