Hebes : a guide to species, hybrids, and allied genera / Lawrie Metcalf

Author:: Metcalf, L. J. (Lawrence James), 1928-2017
Published:: Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 2006.
Physical Description:: 260 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm

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Contents:

Hebes in New Zealand. New Zealand's climate -- Where hebes are found -- What constitutes a hebe? -- The discovery of hebes -- Early plant breeding with hebes -- Hebe classification -- Hebes around the world. United Kingdom / Tony Hayter -- North America / Neil Bell and Tom Sauceda -- Europe / Claudio Cervelli -- Australia / Melanie Kinsey -- Growing hebes and their relatives. Drainage -- Position in the garden -- Pruning -- Hebes in containers -- Planting in the open ground -- Propagation of hebes. Seed -- Cuttings -- Hebes as standards -- Hebes in the garden. Plants for special purposes -- Plants for different situations -- Pests and problems. Pests -- Diseases -- Other problems -- Hebe species and their cultivars -- Hebe cultivars -- Hebe relatives. Heliohebe -- XHeohebe -- Parahebe -- Chionohebe -- Conversion tables.

Subject(s):

Hebe (Plants)

ISBN:

0881927732

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-252) and index.

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