With some 20,000 fragrant orchids available today, this book offers a much-needed guide to choosing, growing, and showcasing orchids with both the right look and enjoyable scents. More than 450 species and hybrids are listed here by attributes, with detailed descriptions and color photographs of 110 orchids. The profiles include cultivation information and detailed notes on each fragrance, which can range from elegant and sophisticated to downright pungent, from fruity and spicy to medicinal, from light and fresh to heavy and intoxicating.\nISBN: 9780881927399 \nAuthors: Steven A. Frowine. \nPages/Length: 200 \nPublisher: Timber Press \nPublication Date: 2005 \nFormat: Cloth \nDimensions: 9.2 in. x 6.3 in. x 0.8 in.

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Fragrant Orchids - A Guide to Selecting, Growing, and Enjoying

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Timber Press, 0

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2005

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English

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0881927392

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9780881927399

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Orchid lovers of all levels will delight in this unique approach to selecting new and exciting varieties of fragrant orchids. More than 100 different orchids are profiled here, with exquisite images of each, and salient details are included for another 355 enticing varieties. Profiles include cultivation information and detailed notes on each fragrance, which can range from elegant and sophisticated to downright pungent, from fruity and spicy to medicinal, from light and fresh to heavy and intoxicating. With some 20,000 fragrant orchids available today, orchid enthusiasts will appreciate this first-ever guide to choosing, growing, and showcasing orchids with the right look and most enjoyable scents, including cinnamon, chocolate, lemon, and vanilla.

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Steven A. Frowine is a professional horticulturalist, a consultant to the green industry, and an active garden writer and speaker. He has tended orchids at the National Tropical Botanical Garden in Hawaii and at the Missouri Botanical Garden, where he managed one of the largest orchid collections in the United States—over 10,000 plants. He is the author of Fragrant Orchids and Miniature Orchids.

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