Tuberous Begonias

Tuberous Begonias
Author: Mark Tebbitt
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2020-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9780578713526

A comprehensive, accessible study of the 14 wild, Andean species of tuberous Begonia and their garden hybrids. This book updates the taxonomy of the tuberous begonias and discusses their natural history, conservation, artificial selection, and cultivation.

Tuberous Begonias

Tuberous Begonias
Author: Jack Larter
Publisher: Crowood Press (UK)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Begonias
ISBN: 9781847972316

Tuberous begonias are sensational flowers--their abundant blooms capture everyone's heart and eye. This authoritative guide introduces the best varieties and celebrates the great range of colors grown. Written by Jack Larter, who has devoted many years of love and toil to the plants, it covers everything that both novice and veteran need to know to grow blooms for the home, garden, and show bench.

A Garden for Life

A Garden for Life
Author: Diana Beresford-Kroeger
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2004
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9780472030125

Authoritative and environmentally conscious information on growing over 1,200 species of perennials, biennials, bulbs, corms, and tubers

Begonias

Begonias
Author: Mike Stevens
Publisher: Willowdale, Ont. : Firefly Books
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2002
Genre: Gardening
ISBN:

Mike Stevens presents a complete and readable guide to one of the most popular flowering plant choices: begonias. The Begoniaceae has as many as 1,000 known and identified species plus countless hundreds of hybrids. This informative and practical guide for gardeners focuses on the popular tuberous begonias, and also includes: history and key discoveries culture of non-tuberous begonias large-flowered tuberhybrida in containers year-round basket begonias fertilizers, soils, watering and propagation creating your own hybrids remedies for pests, diseases and disorders 95 beautiful full color photographs With dozens of the author's recommended species and hybrids plus nursery sources and a bibliography, Begonias is a solid reference work.

Pat Welsh's Southern California Gardening

Pat Welsh's Southern California Gardening
Author: Pat Welsh
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2013-10-29
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1452126984

First published in 1992, Pat Welsh's Southern California Gardening sold well over 40,000 copies and received great critical acclaim. The completely revised and updated edition includes 40 new color photographs plus new information on perennials, ornamental grasses, geraniums, and more. Monthly chapters discuss relevant gardening topicsclimate, plant selection, soils, fertilizers, and wateringand are accompanied by handy checklists to help gardeners stay organized. An assortment of sidebars and rules of thumb will prove useful to gardeners in any region. Beautifully photographed and written in Pat Welsh's warm and practical style, this is an indispensable guide for every southern California gardener.