| Descript. |
470 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. |
| Note |
"This revised, expanded work incorporates portions of the Color encyclopedia of hostas (2004) and Timber Press pocket guide to hostas (2007)." |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Hostas in the wild -- Hostas in the West -- The cultivation and propagation of hostas -- Gardening with hostas -- Pests, diseases, and other threats to hostas -- Hostas with green leaves -- Hostas with chartreuse, yellow, and gold leaves -- Hostas with glaucous blue, blue-gray, blue-green, and gray-green leaves -- Hosta leaves with variegated margins -- Hostas with medio-variegated leaves -- Hostas with streaked, stippled, flecked, marbled, misted, and unusually marked leaves -- Hostas for connoisseurs, including species -- Miniature and small-leaved hostas -- The best hostas for different purposes -- Where to see hostas -- Sources for hostas -- Hosta societies and other resources. |
| Subject |
Susan McDaniel Memorial Gift.
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Hosta.
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| Alt Author |
Shadrack, Michael.
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| ISBN |
9780881929607 |
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0881929603 |
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