Sempervivum : a gardener's perspective of the not-so-humble hens-and-chicks / Kevin C. Vaughn.
Material type: TextPublisher: Atglen, PA : Schiffer Publishing Ltd, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: 208 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:- 0764355120
- 9780764355127
- SB438 .V38 2018
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Lending Books | Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves | SB438 .V28 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39352800190647 |
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