Poppies : The Poppy Family in the Wild and in Cultivation
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A field of common red poppies growing wild by the roadside can transform an ordinary landscape into a place of mystery--their fervent, insistent color seems designed to take the breath away. For readers who've fallen under the poppy's spell, Christopher Grey-Wilson's Poppies: A Guide to the Poppy Family in the Wild and in Cultivation is an exhaustive work of research and classification of this remarkable and mysterious flower.
The book starts out with a brief, no-nonsense introduction that serves as a road map to the reams of information contained in the subsequent pages. Grey-Wilson, botanist and editor of Alpine Garden Society, has organized the poppy family into four main subfamilies: the Chelidonioideae, Eschscholzioideae, Papveroideae, and Plastytemonoideae. Within these subfamilies a series of varieties are delineated. In entries of varying length, Grey-Wilson provides information about zoning, propagation, advice on garden placement, and various other remarkable and somewhat unpredictable details. While some poppies described here can be found at any local garden store, others are not in cultivation and were last sighted in Turkey or Iran. Containing 182 color photographs, Poppies will satisfy readers who want more than just the basics, who want the whole scientific story, and then some. --Emily White
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Hardcover
edition.
Reviewer's Bookwatch , June 2001
New edition offers added insights into poppy cultivation and varieties for the avid poppy gardener.
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
edition.
Poppies : The Poppy Family in the Wild and in Cultivation
Poppies: The Poppy Family in the Wild and in Cultivation: The Poppy Family in the Wild and in Cultivation,Christopher Grey-Wilson,Timber Press,0881922323,Flowers,Flowers - Bulbs,Flowers - Perennials,Gardening,Gardening / Horticulture,Nature/Ecology,Ornamental Plants,Poppies,Wildflowers,Gardening: plants
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