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Sempervivum : a gardener's perspective of the not-so-humble hens-and-chicks / Kevin C. Vaughn.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Atglen, PA : Schiffer Publishing Ltd, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: 208 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 0764355120
  • 9780764355127
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • SB438 .V38 2018
Online resources: Summary: "Sempervivum have long fascinated gardeners and are useful plants for gardening situations in which other plants might fail. Many people are aware of only a single, rather uninteresting green cultivar, but selections from the wild and the work of hybridizers have resulted in over 7,000 cultivars with a range in size from 1/2 in. to over one foot in diameter and colors from gold to black. Clearly the gardener has never had a better choice. This book covers all aspects of their history, taxonomy, culture, propagation, hybridizing, people involved in the production of Sempervivum, and a long list of cultivars that are recommended for the gardener. Color illustrations show not only the cultivars, but garden uses and cultural practices."--Amazon.com
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves SB438 .V28 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800190647
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-205).

"Sempervivum have long fascinated gardeners and are useful plants for gardening situations in which other plants might fail. Many people are aware of only a single, rather uninteresting green cultivar, but selections from the wild and the work of hybridizers have resulted in over 7,000 cultivars with a range in size from 1/2 in. to over one foot in diameter and colors from gold to black. Clearly the gardener has never had a better choice. This book covers all aspects of their history, taxonomy, culture, propagation, hybridizing, people involved in the production of Sempervivum, and a long list of cultivars that are recommended for the gardener. Color illustrations show not only the cultivars, but garden uses and cultural practices."--Amazon.com

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