by Bijan Dehgan
"In
one volume this book seems to encompass all the plants native and exotic
grown in Florida. No small feat! . . . No other reference work that I
know of covers the field as comprehensively as this."--Edward
Golden, horticutural consultant, Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
From
Florida to California and on to Hawaii, gardeners who want a current,
thorough, and user-friendly guide to the common indoor foliage and outdoor
landscape plants for U.S. Department of Agriculture zones 8, 9, 10, and
11 will welcome this fully illustrated book.
With precise line drawings for nearly 500 plant species, the work presents
a description of cultivated ferns, cone-bearing plants, and flowering
ornamental plants for warmer climates. It offers a description of the
families, essential identifying features, and horticultural information
for each plant, including origin, cold hardiness zones, propagation techniques,
and soil, fertilizer, irrigation, and light requirements. The author also
discusses identification features under clearly demarcated headings of
growth habit, foliage, stem and bark, flower, and fruit. With a comprehensive
glossary of terms commonly used in plant identification and a cross-referenced
index of common and scientific names, readers will be able to find information
with minimal effort.
This book is intended for use by backyard gardeners and will be especially
handy for newcomers to warm temperate and subtropical areas who seek a
reliable resource for plant selection and care. In addition, it will be
indispensable to garden clubs, volunteer Master Gardeners, nursery professionals,
extension agents, and landscape architects. It also can serve as a plant
identification text for students of environmental horticulture, forestry,
and other plant science-related fields.
Bijan Dehgan is professor of environmental horticulture
at the University of Florida. He is internationally recognized for his
taxonomic and horticultural research and major publications on the endangered
sago palms (cycads) and the physic nuts (Jatropha).
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