Hardy Heathers from the Northern Hemisphere

Calluna - Daboecia - Erica

E. Charles Nelson

E. Charles Nelson

Distributed for Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

With Watercolours by Christabel King, Wendy Walsh, Deborah Lambkin, and Brita Johansson, and Line Drawings by Joanna Langhorne and Stella Ross-Craig
442 pages | 250 color plates, 41 line drawings, 20 maps | 7 x 9 1/2 | © 2011
Cloth $100.00 ISBN: 9781842461709 Published February 2012 For sale in Canada, Mexico, and the USA

The latest publication from the Botanical Magazine Monograph series, Hardy Heathers from the Northern Hemisphere is a fully illustrated guide to all the heather species that grow naturally in the Northern Hemisphere. Covered in detail are the distribution, classification, and conservation of three genera—Calluna, Daboecia, and Erica—supplemented by a history of heathers in cultivation and a select list of the best cultivars. Extensively illustrated with stunning botanical art by Christabel King, this will be an indispensable reference for heather enthusiasts and gardeners, as well as botanists, ecologists, and conservationists with interests in heaths and heath lands.

 

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