The Genus Pleione Tapa dura - 1999 - 2nd Edición

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in association with Christopher Helm and Timber Press, 1999. Second edition. Well illustrated with 18 colour plates by Christabel King, Victoria Goaman, Rodella Purves & Margaret Stones, and with many colour photographs, pp x, 166, very clean internally, black cloth in very good condition, in a very slightly worn dustwrapper. [Pleiones, popularly called 'Nepalese Crocuses' or 'window-sill orchids', are amongst the easiest orchids to grow. There has been a remarkable resurgence of interest in this delightful genus, with the introduction of new species, spectacular hybrids, and a new-found place in alpine gardens. The lavishly illustrated second edition of this excellent study provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the biology, classification and cultivation of species and hybrids, together with detailed notes on cultivation.]. Second edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Slightly Worn. Illus. by Christabel King. Rodella Purves. Margaret Stones..