The Tropical Look: An Encyclopedia of Dramatic Landscape Plants
Language: English
Published by Timber Press, Portland, OR., U.S.A., 1988
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This book is straight and tight with previous owner Stamp and Nameplate on front free endpaper, minimal to moderate edge wear and no other marks noted. The jacket is clean and bright with minimal edgewear. The book is a unique compendium of nearly 2000 plants that evoke languorous landscapes of swaying palms, dripping banana leaves and vibrant frangipani blossoms. It is written for those of us who live in the land of freezes and frosts and want to steal a bit of tropical magic. Over 400 stunning photographs, a full glossary of botanical terms, an appendix which breaks down the plants in the book into various categories of fragrant plants, shade etc. How to plant and maintain a dramatic tropical looking garden that will be an adventure for the senses. Proceeds from the sale of this book benefit environmental restoration and education.
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- Title
- The Tropical Look: An Encyclopedia of Dramatic Landscape Plants
- Author
- Riffle, Robert Lee
- Publisher
- Timber Press, Portland, OR., U.S.A.
- Publication year
- 1988
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0881924229
- ISBN 13
- 9780881924220
- Dimensions
- 8 3/4" x 11 1/4" Tall
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Acanthaceae: The Acanthus Family
BRAZILIAN RED-CLOAK
Large herbaceous shrub; immense ovate leaves; gigantic terminal red flower spikes
Zones 10b and 11 as a permanent perennial; zone 9b as a returning perennialSun to partial shade
Average but regular amounts of moisture
Average well-drained soil
Propagation by cuttings
A monotypic genus that occurs naturally in southern Venezuela.
Megaskepasma erythrochlamys
(e-rit'-ro-KLAY-mis) (synonym Adhatoda cydoniifolia) is a magnificent shrub with a grotesque botanical name. It grows to at least 6 feet in height and, without frost, often to 10 or even 12 feet. The leaves are a foot, sometimes more, long, and are elliptical to ovate in shape with a prominent and lighter colored (rarely pink) large midrib and slightly depressed lateral veins, which give somewhat of a quilted effect to the blade. The plants bloom mainly in the fall through the spring, but summer blooms are not uncommon. The erect terminal inflorescence is a foot or more tall and consists of closely packed large scarlet to purplish red bracts enclosing elongated arching two-lipped white flowers, which peek out in the same manner as those of Justicia brandegeana (shrimp plant). This shrub is breathtaking in the landscape as a tall background subject underplanted with almost anything that is not as tall; one of the most intriguing partners is the shrimp plant whose more subtle flower colors are extremely complementary with those of the red-cloak. The plant in bloom is shockingly spectacular when one first encounters it because of its unexpected size in leaf and flower cluster. This shrub has soared in popularity in the 1990s. Plate 279, above.
1999 AmericanHorticultural Society Annual Book Award Winner
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