Bromeliads for the Contemporary Garden - Hardcover

Steens, Andrew

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0881926043 ISBN 13: 9780881926040

Publisher: Timber Press, 2003

Synopsis

Bromeliads include several thousand species and a bewildering number of hybrids and cultivars. Remarkable for the diversity of their striking foliage and distinctive forms, many also produce brilliant inflorescences in glowing colors. They are highly desirable, low-maintenance indoor plants, and in subtropical and tropical areas they can be grown successfully outdoors. Bromeliads for the Contemporary Garden is a book for beginners, enthusiasts, and connoisseurs alike. Descriptions and cultivation information for hundreds of species and cultivars, from Aechmea to Vriesia, along with an impressive range of photographs, will inspire gardeners and collectors.

About this title

Book Description:

Remarkable for the diversity of their striking foliage and distinctive forms, many bromeliads also produce brilliant inflorescences in glowing colors. They are highly desirable, low-maintenance indoor plants, and in subtropical and tropical areas they can be grown successfully outdoors. This book contains descriptions and cultivation information for hundreds of species and cultivars.

About the Author:

Andrew Steens is a leading expert on subtropical fruit crops and cut flower crops, in addition to being a self-confessed bromeliad addict. He runs a nursery and specialist garden center called Exotica in Matakana, New Zealand, a small community north of Auckland. Nearly all of the plants produced and sold through this nursery come from the bromeliad family.

About this edition

• Publisher: Timber Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0881926043
• ISBN 13: 9780881926040
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 198