Heuchera, Tiarella and Heucherella A Gardener's Guide - Hardcover

Oliver, Charles

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0713490098 ISBN 13: 9780713490091

Publisher: Batsford Ltd, 2006

Synopsis

B.T. Batsford 's 2006 1st. Edition.

About this title

Synopsis:

Native to the United States, Heuchera are also known as 'coral bells'. They thrive from north to south, east to west and produce stunning foliage plants with tall, airy flowers in pink, coral, red or white. The foliage may be so colourful and ornately shaped that you will be more than happy if they never bloomed. Added to that, they grow very well in shade. It is an outstanding plant that only now is becoming fully appreciated especially with the arrival of new cultivars and hybrids, such as 'Amber Waves' and 'Purple Palace'.

Fully illustrated with colour photography, this first book on the subject covers: Introduction: Heucheras and related genera (including Tiarella, x Heucherella and Mitella); Overview of range of forms; Geography and ecology; Suitability as garden plants; Outstanding qualities Use in garden by type: Outstanding cultivars of different types and appropriate companions; Alpines; Border forms; Woodland garden; Landscape; Cut flowers Cultivation: Requirements for growth; Propagation; Soil and sun exposure; Feeding; Growing from seed, cuttings, division and tissue culture Horticultural history: Breeders and their plants; Origins of present-day forms Genetics and morphology: Traits and morphology in relation to garden-worthiness Breeding: Trends; Expression and combination of traits; What makes a good garden plant (trial criteria) Annotated list of garden-worthy wild species and selected cultivars

About the Author:

Charles Oliver lives in western Pennsylvania and runs The Primrose Path nursery. Charles has been greatly involved in the Heuchera hybridization work - for the introduction of over 60 new plants he was given the Marcel LePiniec Award in 1998 by the North American Rock Garden Society.

About this edition

• Publisher: Batsford Ltd
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0713490098
• ISBN 13: 9780713490091
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160