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 | This is an A-Z format book which deals with genera and species of smaller bulbs. Detailed information is supplied on habitat and distribution, as well as a brief taxonomic description of the distinguishing features of each plant. Cultivation notes are given in the introduction to each genus - or under particular species which require specialized treatment. The author has also kept in mind the differing needs of growers in diverse climates or hemispheres. The book covers such popular hardy bulbs ...
Amazon / B T Batsford Ltd / Book
 Price: 49.99 $ |  | Take a few chapters from a John le Carré spy thriller, add a hefty dose of exotic travelogue, blend with one of the best books on bulb growing ever written, and youve got Buried Treasures . Since launching his first international mail-order catalog in 1991, Latvian nurseryman Janis Ruksans has rapidly gained a reputation as one of the worlds foremost experts on rare and unusual bulbs: Juno irises striped like exotic birds; gem-like corydalis; dusky, brooding fritillaries. For decades, Ruksans ha ...
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Price: 21.15 $ |  | Members of the bleeding heart family, such as the well-known Chinese bleeding heart, have long been among the best-loved flowers of the perennial border. In recent years, however, excitement about this group has reached fever pitch with the introduction of dozens of stunning new discoveries, particularly among the genus Corydalis . Super-hardy and adorned with blossoms in a spectrum of jewel-like colors, their popularity has surged to new heights. Despite this fame, however, and the long-standin ...
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Price: 12.96 $ |  | Fantastic color photographs and excellent writing make this an inspirational and accessible guide for specialty plant collectors, alpine and rock gardeners, and city gardeners, as well as anyone gardening in small spaces. Readers will learn about the ease and practicality of growing bulbs in containers — bringing year-round color and interest to ones home. Popular classic bulbs are included, as well as a range of more unusual varieties such as the delicate-looking but surprisingly unfussy coryda ...
Amazon / Timber Press / Book
Price: 9.35 $ |  | The sensuous delight of colour is one of the greatest pleasures that gardening offers. In this compact, accessible volume, Tom Fischer profiles 100 top-performing flowering plants (including perennials, bulbs and flowering shrubs) in ten different colour categories, concentrating on those that are both widely growable in a variety of climates and that are the most striking representatives of their colour group. Included are familiar favourites such as tulips and poppies as well as less common fl ...
Amazon / Timber Press / Book
Price: 5.24 $ |  | Corydalis lutea is one of the workhorses of the shady garden. In bloom from April through November, the delicate foliage and clusters of soft yellow flowers add a graceful touch to the garden. Selfseeds in a manageable way. One of my top ten perennials. This species of Corydalis (also called yellow fumitory or yellow corydalis) is a woodland perennial which typically forms a mound of ferny, medium green foliage to 15 inches tall and 18 inches wide and produces bright yellow, short-spurred flower ...
Amazon / Hirts: Seed; Perennial / Lawn & Patio
Price: 4.99 $ |  | * Corydalis lutea Common name Yellow Bleeding Heart Family fumariaceae Life cycle perennial (Zone 5-7) Flowers yellow Size 12 inches Light part to full shade Cultural notes needs reliable moisture From seed self-seeds Yellow flowers cover the ferny blue-green mound over a long period in mid to late spring. In the garden, a mostly shady spot works best. Naturalizes well. ...
Amazon / Hirt's / Lawn & Patio
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