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  | | German: Taglilie | Czech: denivka | | Genus: Hemerocallis | Family: Liliaceae, | | Mature Height: 0.80 m | Bloom in: VII, VIII, | Flower Colour:   | Soil Preferred: neutral, nutritive, | Light Required:   | | | Other Attributes: bulb, type of inflorescence - cincinnus, bed plant, attractive flowers, |
 Hemerocallis x hybrida 'Crimson Pirate'
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- 01) Hemerocallis x hybrida 'Bonanza' (daylily), Ger: Taglilie, Czech: denivka
- 02) Hemerocallis x hybrida 'Crimson Pirate' (daylily), Ger: Taglilie, Czech: denivka
- 03) Hemerocallis x hybrida 'Enie Weenie' (daylily), Ger: Taglilie, Czech: denivka
- 04) Hemerocallis x hybrida 'Frans Hals' (daylily), Ger: Taglilie, Czech: denivka
- 05) Hemerocallis x hybrida 'Stella d'Oro' (daylily), Ger: Taglilie, Czech: denivka
THE DAYLILY - A plant for all climates (3839 readers)It is not surprising that daylilies have become so popular. They are amongst the most beautiful flowering plants, bloom prolifically over a long period and come in an enormous range of spectacular colours. LONG LASTING BEAUTY The botanical name - Hemerocallis , meaning beauty for a day is rather mis... ( About-garden.com) Daylilies are long-living perennial plants, with large flowers and a very wide range of colors. Practically pest-free and tolerant of drought, they require little attention. The Daylily has become Americas favorite perennial flower. Several species of the genus Hemerocallis grow wild in the tempera... ( About-garden.com) When to plant Daylilies can be planted very successfully at any time the ground can be worked --- spring, summer or fall. Fall planted Daylilies should be mulched to prevent winter frost heaving. Where to plant Daylilies are sunloving flowers but they also bloom rather well in partial shade. Six or... ( About-garden.com) Index:
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 | Product Description: Species tulips are becoming more widely available as gardeners wake up to their elegant shapes, vibrant-colored flowers, and suitability for growing in containers, raised beds, and rock gardens. Unlike garden hybrids, species tulips will flower each year without being replaced and will even colonize under the right conditions. Wilford’s experience of growing tulips at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, informs his excellent cultivation advice. Comprehensive descriptions of gardenworthy species and lesser-known rarities will appeal to tulip and bulb collectors, rock garden enthusiasts, and keen gardeners, inspiring closer investigation of this increasingly popular plant group.
Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated (2006-01-01)
Price: $34.95 | | Mike Dash, |
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 | Product Description: Amsterdam, 1637
For the cost of a single tulip bulb you could buy:
- four oxen or
- twelve sheep or
- twenty-four tons of wheat or
- two hogsheads of wine or
- two tons of butter or
- four barrels of beer or
- a thousand pounds of cheese or
- a silver drinking cup or
- an oak bed or
- a ship.
In the 1630s, visitors to the prosperous trading cities of the Netherlands couldn't help but notice that thousands of normally sober, hardworking Dutch citizens from every walk of life were caught up in an extraordinary frenzy of buying and selling. The object of this unprecedented speculation was the tulip, a delicate and exotic Eastern import that had bewitched horticulturists, noblemen, and tavern owners alike. A trade in tulips soon evolved, and for almost a year rare bulbs changed hands for incredible and ever-increasing sums, until single flowers were being sold for more than the cost of a house.
Historians would come to call it tulipomania. It was the first futures market in history -- and like all the ones that would follow, it crashed spectacularly, plunging speculators and investors into economic ruin and despair. But that was not the first instance of tulipomania -- nor would it be the last.
This is the history of the tulip, from its origins on the barren windswept steppes of central Asia, to its place of honor in the lush imperial gardens of Constantinople, to its starring moment as the most coveted -- and beautiful -- commodity in Europe. Historian Mike Dash vividly narrates the story of this amazing flower and the colorful cast of characters whose lives were inextricably entwined with it. There is the eccentric Turkish sultan Ahmed III, whose reign even to this day is known as the Tulip Era, and the French academic Carolus Clusius, the most respected botanist of his time, whose gifts of the then-unknown bulbs to friends and patrons sparked the Dutch tulipomania. There's even the lowly tavern owner Wouter Winkel, whose death in 1633 left his seven children destitute -- until they dug up his bed of tulip bulbs and sold them at auction during the height of the tulip mania, an auction that transformed his heirs from penniless orphans to wealthy young men and women who would never have to work a day in their lives. Centuries apart historically, and worlds apart culturally, this cast of characters all had one thing in common: tulipomania.
Amazon.com Review: For history buffs or gardeners who enjoy more than just digging in the dirt, Tulipomania presents a fascinating look at the tulip frenzy that took place in Holland in the mid-1600s. Beginning as gifts given among the wealthy and educated folk of Europe and Asia, the tulip rapidly became a source of incredible financial gain--similar to today's Internet start-up companies or Beanie Baby collections. Stories of craftsmen discontinuing their trade and focusing on raising tulips for public auction, where they sold for prices comparable to that of a manor house, are astonishing. Poets, moralists, businessmen--it seems everyone was involved at some level. Lack of regulation and poor quality control were just a couple of the details that led to the abrupt crash in February 1637. Tulipomania was the original market bust--people were ruined, debts went unpaid. It was a disaster similar to the stock-market crash of 1929. A brief resurrection of the mania occurred 65 years later in Istanbul, and while it was not the financial obsession Holland experienced, it led to the creation of standards in flower shape and increased the development of new types. You don't need to be obsessed to enjoy this book--an interest in tulips, history, and the futures market ensures that this will be a remarkable read. --Jill Lightner
Publisher: Crown (2000-02-29)
Price: $23.00 | | Harry Haralambou, |
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 | Product Description: One of the most popular of all spring-flowering bulbs, the tulip has a history that is as colorful as the flower itself. In the 1600s, in the heyday of "tulipomania," these stately blooms were rare, very expensive, and considered status symbols by Europian aristocrats. Fortunately, today just about all of us can afford to "tiptoe through the tulips" right in our own gardens. This easy-to-use, abundantly illustrated guide tells novice and expert gardeners everything they need to know to successfully grow many exquisite varieties, from the bizarre Parrot to the classic Rembrandt. This new title includes instructions for selecting, planting, caring for, cutting, and forcing tulips, as well as how to combine them with other plants in the garden; authoritative text and gorgeous photographs by an acclaimed author/photographer team with 10 previous books; a convenient format--information is well-organized and immediately accessible; and a list of sources.
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams (2003-03-01)
Price: $17.95 | | Ann Bonar, |
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Publisher: Running Pr (1992-05)
Price: $12.95 | | Willem Lemmers, Emma Sweeney, Michael Pollan, |
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 | Product Description: How exquisite is exquisite? Photographer Christopher Baker and Willem Lemmers, one of the world's foremost tulip experts, set out to find the answers. The result is Tulipa, where, in 350 stunning full-color plates, perfection in nature meets perfection in art. Each specimen was chosen for its importance as a superb example of the flower's form and characteristics, and each photograph, taken at the peak of the flower's beauty, becomes a stunning portrait. The "story" behind 500 tulips is told as well, from a tulip's parentage to the history of its cultivation and discovery.
Publisher: Artisan (1999-01-10)
Price: $65.00 |
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