Gardener's Guide to Growing Salvias (Gardener's Guide to Growing Series) - Softcover

Sutton, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 088192671X ISBN 13: 9780881926712

Publisher: Timber Pr, 2004

Synopsis

The salvia genus is large with over 700 species and hundreds of garden-worthy cultivars. This text presents a comprehensive grower's guide which explores the scope salvias provide for use in the garden. The text includes descriptions of around 150 species which reveal shrubs as dissimilar as S. officinalis and S. microphylla, perennials, ground cover plants and container plants. Salvia has a lengthy history reaching back to earliest man and its herbal, culinary and botanical features are explored fully. Advice on cultivation, propagation and suggested species for particular sites completes the picture.

About this edition

• Publisher: Timber Pr
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 088192671X
• ISBN 13: 9780881926712
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160