TY  - BOOK
AU  - Grey-Wilson,Christopher
ED  - Alpine Garden Society (Great Britain),
TI  - Meconopsis for gardeners: the lure of the blue poppy 
SN  - 9780900048999
AV  - QK495.P22 M43 2017
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Pershore, UK
PB  - Alpine Garden Society in collaboration with the Meconopsis Group
KW  - Meconopsis
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 378-379) and index; Introduction; Christopher Grey-Wilson --; Foreword; Simon Milne --; 1. Blue poppies and their allies; Christopher Grey-Wilson --; 2. Plant collectors and Meconopsis; Christopher Grey-Wilson --; 3. The cultivation of Meconopsis; Christopher Grey-Wilson --; 4. Meconopsis species in cultivation; Christopher Grey-Wilson --; 5. The Meconopsis group; Christopher Grey-Wilson & Evelyn Stevens --; 6. The big perennial blue poppies; Christopher Grey-Wilson & Evelyn Stevens --; 7. Species hybrids in cultivation; Christopher Grey-Wilson --; 8. History of Meconopsis at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh; Alan Elliott --; 9. Maintaining collections at botanic gardens; John Mitchell --; 10. An overview of the genetics of Meconopsis --; The importance of polyploidy in Meconopsis; Ian McNaughton --; Polyploidy in Meconopsis; John Richards --; 11. Habitats and habits of Meconopsis observed in the field; Toshio Yoshida --; 12. Excluded species; Christopher Grey-Wilson --; 13. Experiences of leading growers : Meconopsis-growing around the world --; The Plant Heritage National Collection at Holehird; Pat Murphy --; Blue poppies at Harlow Carr; Andrew Willocks and Aimee-Beth Browning --; Encounters with Meconopsis; James Cobb --; Growing Meconopsis in south-eastern England; Richard Thornton --; Meconopsis in Tromsø, Norway; Finn Haugli --; Meconopsis at Métis: Elsie Reford's collection; Alexander Reford --; Blue poppies in Alaska; Stanley Ashmore --; Meconopsis Down Under; Steve Newall --; My Meconopsis story; Ian Christie --; From nursery to garden; Beryl McNaughton --; Some Meconopsis hybrids; Leslie Drummond --; Growing Meconopsis in two very different locations; Peter Kohn --; Blue poppies in need of green fingers; Stuart Pawley --; Appendices --; Meconopsis-rich gardens to visit --; Source of plants --; Awards to Meconopsis --; RHS trial of big perennial blue poppies --; Specialist societies and groups --; Glossary --; Selected bibliography --; Index
UR  - https://depts.washington.edu/hortlib/book/meconopsis-for-gardeners/
ER  -