The Handbook On Oleanders - Softcover

Eggenberger, Richard & Mary Helen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0964322412 ISBN 13: 9780964322417

Publisher: Tropical Plant Specialists, 1996

Synopsis

The first comprehensive book on oleanders traces the story of their cultivation from the days of Pompeii to the present. A work encompassing nearly 30 years of research and photography in India, Hawaii, Sri Lanka, the Caribbean, Mexico and the United States. The Handbook on Oleanders is filled with extraordinary full color photographs and extensive cultural information including the new free-flowering dwarf hybrids ideal for container culture.

About this title

From the Publisher

An extensive study of the history and cultivation of this free flowering, often highly fragrant and easy-to-grow shrub that is a favorite in sub-tropical and tropical areas around the world. Famous in Italy and France where hundreds of cultivars have been introduced, the International Oleander Society was actually founded in Galveston, Texas which boasts one of the most comprehensive collections in the world. 156 fact-filled pages and 110 magnificent color photographs of the finest oleanders in cultivation along with an amazing wealth of cultural information provide the lover of plants with all the information needed to grow these wonderful plants successfully. Among the unique and truly special touches are the beautiful quotations that head each chapter.

From the Author

Having grown oleanders for many years in India and in the U.S., especially Houston, Texas, we have found few plants that will flower for months at a time with a minimun of care. Oleanders are ideal plants for container culture in cooler areas of the country and during the summer will reward one with unending displays of blossoms.

Edition details

• Publisher: Tropical Plant Specialists
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0964322412
• ISBN 13: 9780964322417
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 156