Tropical Slipper Orchids: Paphiopedilum and Phragmipedium Species and Hybrids - Rilegato

Koopowitz, Harold

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 088192864X ISBN 13: 9780881928648

Casa editrice: Timber Pr, 2008

Riassunto

Offers a comprehensive, informative manual on how to grow, collect, and hybridize a variety of beautiful slipper orchids, offering detailed descriptions of a wide range paphiodpedilum and phragmidpedium orchid species, as well as essential care, cultivation, and plant selection guidelines.

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L'autore:

Harold Koopowitz is a professor emeritus of ecology at the University of California, Irvine, and editor-in-chief of Orchid Digest.

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If orchids have a mystique that sets them above other plants, then slipper orchids must assuredly represent the crv®me de la crv®me, the royalty of the orchid world. Distinguished from other orchids by a prominent slipper-shaped lip, their curious flowers are sometimes majestic, sometimes bizarre. These captivating plants have entranced orchid growers for 150 years and may be the most popular group of orchids in cultivation. They are also among the easiest orchids to grow and flower.

In this horticultural account of the group, noted plant biologist and former professional orchid grower Harold Koopowitz concentrates on tropical slipper orchids in genus Paphiopedilum from Southeast Asia and genus Phragmipedium from Central and South America, including one former phragmipedium from Mexico now in its own genus, Mexipedium. Descriptions of the cultivated species and the best and most desirable of the tens of thousands of hybrids are arranged by horticulturally important alliances. While the engaging text is filled with tips and advice for growing these intriguing plants, it also provides comprehensive information on their history, biology, ecology, and conservation. A bonus for enthusiasts who want to flower orchids they have raised is the detailed explanation of modern methods of propagation and breeding.

Specialist collectors and hobbyists with only a windowsill to devote to orchids will find a wealth of information in this authoritative reference. The 359 sttunning illustrations include watercolors by Carol Woodin and special photography by James Comstock.

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• Editore: Timber Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 088192864X
• ISBN 13: 9780881928648
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 411