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Delphiniums

Delphiniums

by David Bassett (Author), David Bassett (Author)

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    Hardcover 2006

    $10.90

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    Paperback 1992

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Synopsis

Gardeners throughout the world love these majestic flowers but few are aware of the range of colour and form that are now available with the burst of new cultivars, several of which have been awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit. Not just blue, but red, pink, violet, yellow and white forms are available. Two leading experts on raising and introducing delphiniums bring all their expertise and enthusiasm to this much-awaited guide, which includes:

  • Garden delphiniums: an introduction
  • Wild delphiniums * Cultivated delphiniums
  • The Breeding of cultivated delphiniums
  • Using delphiniums in the garden
  • General cultivation: soil requirements
  • Propagation
  • Pests and diseases
  • Breeding new delphiniums and growing delphiniums in containers

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 160
 Edition: First Edition
 Publisher: Batsford Ltd
Published: 28 Oct 2006
ISBN 10: 0713490020
ISBN 13: 9780713490022

Author Bio
Former University lecturers (Cell Biology and Chemistry), David and Shirley Bassett have grown delphiniums for many years, raising and introducing new varieties and competing in shows. In recent years they have both been heavily involved with The Delphinium Society. David Bassett is the author of the RHS Wisley Handbook on Delphiniums, published in 1990, and for a period of more than ten years wrote regularly for Garden News as their Delphinium Specialist.