Orchids to Know and Grow

Klappentext With easy-to-read! clearly defined chapters on identifying! classifying! and cultivating orchids! this volume also includes descriptions and illustrations of more than 150 of the more commonly grown orchids and valuable tips on buying and caring for them. Zusammenfassung Orchids have been collected and grown for commercial purposes for more than 150 years! but many still regard selecting and caring for orchids beyond their abilities. This book contains chapters on identifying! classifying! and cultivating orchids. It also includes descriptions and illustrations of more than 150 of the commonly grown orchid genera.

About the author

Thomas J. Sheehan is professor emeritus of environmental horticulture at the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, coauthor of Florida Landscape Plants, Second Revised Edition (UPF), and serves as the American Orchid Society representative on the Royal Horticultural Society's Advisory Panel on Orchid Hybrid Registration. Robert J. Black is professor emeritus of environmental horticulture at the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and coauthor of a number of horticultural guides, including Your Florida Landscape (UPF) and Landscape Plants for the Gulf and South Atlantic Coasts (UPF).

Product details

• Authors: Robert J Black, Robert J. Black, Thomas J Sheehan, Thomas J. Sheehan, Thomas J./ Black Sheehan
• Assisted by: Marion R. Sheehan (Illustration)
• Publisher: University Press Of Florida
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.2007
• EAN: 9780813030654
• ISBN: 978-0-8130-3065-4
• No. of pages: 283
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Nature > Garden; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works