Description
| Product ID: | 9781842464724 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | DE |
| Title: | Genus Cyclamen |
| Subtitle: | Science, cultivation, art and culture |
| Authors: | Author: Christabel King, Brian Mathew, Pandora Sellars |
| Page Count: | 600 |
| Subjects: | Botanical art, Botanical art, Botany and plant sciences, Gardening: flowers and ornamental plants, Trees, wildflowers and plants: general interest, Botany & plant sciences, Gardening: flowers, Trees, wildflowers & plants |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This monograph is the definitive guide to cyclamen, with every aspect of the genus revealed, written in an informative but accessible way, and will appeal to a wide audience, namely gardeners, growers, botanists, botanical art enthusiasts, and cyclamen enthusiasts. This book is a celebration of cyclamen, a genus of only 23 species popular amongst gardeners, growers, botanists and enthusiasts alike. Native to parts of Europe, western Asia and parts of North Africa; cyclamen are also highly cultivated plants. Genus Cyclamen covers the botany of all taxa, including taxonomic description, flowering period, distribution and habitat based on scientific studies and fieldwork by cyclamen experts. Information is provided on cyclamen cultivation and propagation, with dedicated sections on cultivation in North America, Japan and Australasia. Other chapters cover the history of cyclamen, including a review of its use in botanical art from 1st Century AD to present, cyclamen in literature, and the use of cyclamen in ceramics, pottery, glassware, stamps, jewellery and postcards. |
| Imprint Name: | Kew Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | Royal Botanic Gardens |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2013-03-01 |
