Book ID: 91742
Cowley, Jill
The Genus Roscoea. 2007. 20 full - page paintings. 94 col. photographs. 29 distr. maps. 198 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.
Roscoeas, native to the Himalayan, Burma and China, are strikingorchid - like hardy gingers and one of the outstanding gems of theplant world. All twenty known species are described in detail, theirstructure, form, nomenclature, history, synonyms, habitat, distribution,and many of the various colour forms are illustrated for the firsttime. Morphology and conservation are discussed. The aspect ofcultivation in the garden is dealt with by Richard Wilford, Kew'sAlpines and Herbaceous Collection Manager, and the keeper of thenational Roscoea collection in the UK, Roland Bream, gives an up-to-date account of the species, cultivars and hybrids in cultivation.