With their heady perfume and stunning visual appeal, lavenders have been prized by gardeners since ancient times. "Lavender" is a truly comprehensive study that enables the reader to research and identify more than 200 lavender species and varieties. With chapters on cultivation, propagation, pests and diseases, and botanical history, this book is as practical as it is authoritative. More than 200 photos document recent advances in color variation that have resulted from intense breeding; plants now available range from deep purple and lilac to white, cream, pink, and red-violet. With so many hardy and dependable plants to choose from, no lavender enthusiast will want to be without this indispensable book.
- ISBN10 0881924784
- ISBN13 9780881924787
- Publish Date 1 May 2000
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Timber Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 192
- Language English