Grow Fynbos Plants: A Practical Guide to the Propagation and Cultivation of Plants from Some of the Major Families of the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa
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Author(s)N. Brown, G. Duncan
PublisherNational Botanical Institute (NBI)
ISBN / ASIN191968445X
ISBN-139781919684451
Sales Rank3,441,830
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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A full colour paper-back practical guide to the cultivation and propagation of most of the fynbos plants in South Africa. This book was written by experts in this field and has beautiful color photographs from the Kirstenbosch collection. The first chapter is an introduction to fynbos. The next 13 chapters contain the following: growing fynbos proteas, restios, ericas, daisies, annuals, mesembs, bulbs, buchus, scrophularias, lobelias and campanulas, pelargoniums, legumes, brunias. The 15th and final chapter covers smoke treatment of seeds. This is a highly reccommend, easy to use and read buy and if you aren't already awed by the wide diversity and beauty of the fynbos biome, you will be after reading this.