Book ID: 50347
Greenlee, John
The Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses. How to Grow and Use Over 250 Beautiful and Versaltile Plants.With photographs by Derek Fell.1992.Many colourphotographs. VI,186 p.4to.Cloth.
Provides descriptions of over 250 grasses. For each major entry, theencyclopedia features a colour photograph of the grass, plus a specialinformation box that gives the grass's botanical and common names,hardiness zone, origin, and preferred sites. A comprehensivedescription follows, with information on the grass's physicalcharacteristics (colour, habit, height and flowers), landscape uses(for example, as a border, in masses, as an accent, or for cutting),culture and propagation (its preferred conditions and propagationmethods), and any potential pests or problems. Cultivars and varietiesare listed as well.