Lavender

For lovers of this exquisite plant, everything you need to know is now at your fingertips, covering more than 200 lavender species and varieties.

ISBN10: 0881924784
ISBN13: 9780881924787
Number Of Pages: 192
Publication Date: 20000501
Publisher: Workman
Binding: Hardback
SKU: 9780881924787
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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.