Tropical Ornamentals

Author : W. Arthur Whistler
Publisher : Timber Press (OR)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Plants, Ornamental
ISBN : 0881924482

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Tropical Ornamentals by W. Arthur Whistler Pdf

"Tropical Ornamentals: A Guide covers more than 400 of the plants most frequently encountered in gardens of the tropics. The accurate descriptions and more than 450 color photographs make it ideal for identifying ornamental plants grown in the tropics and sub-tropics, and often in temperate climates. Each description includes information on propagation methods and ideal growing conditions, making it useful for gardeners in determining how and where to cultivate the plants."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Author : Marianne Willburn
Publisher : Cool Springs Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-13
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780760368947

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Tropical Plants and How to Love Them by Marianne Willburn Pdf

Adventurous Gardener seeks relationship with Tropical Plant… Tropical plants are energizing. They awaken a tired summer garden with lush, sensuous foliage and fascinating flowers and turn a suburban patio into a sophisticated, late-night paradise. But if you garden in a temperate climate and have been reluctant to commit to what you’re sure will be too much work, it’s time to let Tropical Plants and How to Love Them author Marianne Willburn act as your tropical matchmaker. Using five relationship types to help you understand the different levels of care required for many common (and uncommon!) tropicals, Marianne introduces you to an impressive array of outstanding tropical plants by providing care instructions, easy tips for seeing these tropical beauties safely through the winter, and advice for designing a tropical paradise of your own. Tropical Plants and How to Love Them gives you permission to jump headfirst into: A summer romance that ends with the first frost. A long-term commitment to beautify indoor and outdoor spaces. A friends-with-benefits relationship that yields exotic flavors and fragrances. A breakup with that high-maintenance beauty. A best friend relationship that lasts a lifetime. From the striking red leaves of the Abyssinian banana to the unusual flowers and healing powers of turmeric, there are hundreds of tropical plants worth loving. Find your new sweetheart in the pages of Tropical Plants and How to Love Them.

Author : W. Arthur Whistler
Publisher : Timber Press (OR)
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 088192475X

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Tropical Ornamentals by W. Arthur Whistler Pdf

Covers more than 400 of the most commonly cultivated ornamental plants found in the tropics, identified and beautifully photographed.

Author : Byron E. Martin,Laurelynn G. Martin
Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012-01-02
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781603424653

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Growing Tasty Tropical Plants in Any Home, Anywhere by Byron E. Martin,Laurelynn G. Martin Pdf

Enjoy fresh java brewed from your own coffee beans or juice from the orange tree growing in a sunny corner of your living room. Laurelynn G. Martin and Byron E. Martin show you how to successfully plant, grow, and harvest 47 varieties of tropical fruiting plants — in any climate! This straightforward, easy-to-use guide brings papaya, passionfruit, pepper, pineapples, and more out of the tropics and into your home. With plenty of gorgeous foliage, entrancing fragrances, and luscious fruits, local food has never been more exotic.

Author : Kirsten Albrecht Llamas
Publisher : Timber Press (OR)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2003-09-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1604694718

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Tropical Flowering Plants by Kirsten Albrecht Llamas Pdf

This book bridges a long-standing gap between obscure references in tropical botany and the gardener's need for an accurate, practical guide. Incorporating the latest advances in plant taxonomy, the book is a rare work of scrupulous research -- and magnificent photography -- that will be as useful to the gardener as it is to the botanist.

Author : Monica Moran Brandies
Publisher : Sunset
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Gardening
ISBN : CORNELL:31924089478550

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Landscaping with Tropical Plants by Monica Moran Brandies Pdf

Design ideas; creative garden plans; cold-climate solutions.

Author : Fred D. Rauch,Paul R. Weissich
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2000-08-01
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 0824820347

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Plants for Tropical Landscapes by Fred D. Rauch,Paul R. Weissich Pdf

Carefully selected plants add color, character, and charm to a wide variety of outdoor settings, providing much enjoyment and increasing the value of your home. Plants for Tropical Landscapes will help you select and group plants to create a successful tropical garden tailored to your needs and tastes. Gardeners and landscapers will find this treasury of more than 500 common plants easy to use and one of the most comprehensive guides available today. Plants are organized by size (ground covers, low shrubs, medium shrubs, small trees) and are fully illustrated with more than 700 color photographs to aid in their identification. The book presents guidelines on plant characteristics, soil and water requirements, and suggested landscape use for each species. In addition, appendices list plants suitable for special uses (xeriscapes, windbreaks, night gardens) and sites (beach gardens, lanai, and houseplants).

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Plants, Ornamental
ISBN : 9625934545

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500 Popular Tropical Plants by Anonim Pdf

Author : Marianne Willburn
Publisher : Skyhorse
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-14
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1510709126

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Big Dreams, Small Garden by Marianne Willburn Pdf

Are you anxious to create a green, restful outside space, but waiting until you move into “the perfect place” and not so sure when that will happen? Do you long for a gardening life that brings together your friends and family, but you honestly don’t know where to start? Marianne Willburn doesn’t want you to wait a minute longer. In Big Dreams, Small Garden this popular garden columnist and blogger helps you to change your perspective, pack away feelings of envy and inadequacy, and build the skills you need to start creating the space you’ve always dreamed of. An ideal guide for those who struggle with limited resources, Big Dreams, Small Garden leads you through the process of visualizing, achieving, maintaining, and enjoying your unfolding garden. It gives you tips for making a sanctuary in less-than-ideal situations and profiles real-life gardeners who have done just that—including the author herself.

Author : Nellie Neal
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Plants, Ornamental
ISBN : 9781591865339

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Gardener's Guide to Tropical Plants by Nellie Neal Pdf

Now gardeners can bring an exotic flair to their gardens by introducing the color, textures, and fabulous foliage of tropical plants. Not just for hot climates anymore, bromeliads, orchids, bananas, palms, birds of paradise, elephant ears, canna, and more can bring a touch of the tropics to any garden. Gardener's can choose from more than 150 plants featured in this book, each chosen for the visual impact it adds to any landscape or container garden. Plants are organized by a range of clearly defined zones, making it easy for gardeners to find the plants that will succeed in their landscape. Author Nellie Neal explains how to best use tropical plants both indoors and out. To make this book a universally useful guide, it is organized to explain how to grow tropical plants in a wide range of clearly defined zones. Further, the book illustrates how to best use these plants in landscapes and containers, indoors and out, no matter where you live. It is a practical, user-friendly celebration of tropical plants.

Author : Renato de Mello Prado
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030712624

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Mineral nutrition of tropical plants by Renato de Mello Prado Pdf

This textbook aims to describe the role of minerals in plant life cycle; how these nutrients are absorbed, distributed, stored; what functions each mineral plays and the disorders that their excess or absence may cause. From an agronomic perspective, such knowledge is key to boost crop production and improve its quality, and it also helps understand how to better manage fertilizers and prevent environmental issues. The book has focus on tropical agriculture and its specific demands, providing examples of major crops (such as sugarcane, soybeans, coffee etc), silviculture and pasture species.

Author : Ahmed Fayaz
Publisher : UNSW Press
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Tropical plants
ISBN : 1742232906

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Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants by Ahmed Fayaz Pdf

A superb reference for anyone interested in the world's tropical flora.

Author : Ulrich Lüttge
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783662033401

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Physiological Ecology of Tropical Plants by Ulrich Lüttge Pdf

This richly illustrated text covers the ecophysiology of plants of all major tropical ecosystems, from tropical rain forests, epiphytic habitats, mangroves and savannas to salinas, inselbergs and paramos and their ecophysiological adaptation to these different tropical environments. The physiognomy of biotopes and characteristic life forms of plants are depicted with photographs.

Author : Willow Zuchowski
Publisher : Comstock Publishing Associates
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1501763075

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Tropical Plants of Costa Rica by Willow Zuchowski Pdf

"This second edition is in a smaller format than the first, with additional photos and a new section on the Osa Peninsula. More than 800 photographs, taken in the field, show entire plants and closer views of flowers, fruits, and seeds. Pen-and-ink drawings depict botanical details. The text covers identifying characteristics, natural history, chemical properties, economic importance, medicinal uses, conservation, ethnobotany, and ecology"--

Author : Elisabeth Chan
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-14
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781462907298

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Handy Pocket Guide to Tropical Plants by Elisabeth Chan Pdf

Learn all about tropical plants and flowers with this with this useful and portable reference book. This handy field guide introduces approximately 60 plant species found in the Tropics. Trees, shrubs, flowers and fruits are all presented in full color. Included are exotic and beautiful blooms, plants with utilitarian uses and some of the more extraordinary members of the plant kingdom. Each entry is described in detail, and the expert botanical information is included, along with interesting historical anecdotes. This book will delight lovers of tropical flora. Periplus Handy Pocket Guides are practical field guides, useful for identifying various natural objects ranging from plants and animals to gemstones and seashells. Each page of each title throughout the series is filled with clear, precise photographs and informative text. Scientific and local language names are given.