Fynbos and Protea Books
Cultivation and Decoration with Proteas and Restios
Restios of the Fynbos
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This book is a field guide for the Restionaceae or Cape Reeds, commonly called Restios, a unique family of fynbos plants found on the southern tip of Africa.
Beautifully illustrated by photographs and over 400 colour images (scanned from the living plants) this guide is for all nature lovers, whether tourist, hiker, gardener, amateur or professional botanist, who would like to discover the magical world of the Restios.
This guide includes:
- How restios function and their role in the fynbos
- Explicit overview of the basic botanical features of restio plants
- Representative examples of all African genera, including all Cape Peninsula species
- Simple comparative tables or keys, for easy identification
- Concise information for growing restios
The book is in paperback with a durable moulded polyurethane cover that protects it from moisture and rough handling in the field.
188 A5 pages in full colour.
Grow Proteas Book
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A full-colour paper-back guide to the propagation and cultivation of some South African proteaceae. This booklet was written by the experts in this field and has colour photographs from the Kirstenbosch Collection.
Contents
- Introduction
- Propagation from seed
- Vegetative propagation
- Cultivation
- Greenhouse cultivation
- Disease and pest control
- Recommended species
- Recommended cultivars
- Further reading
- Information summary
- Index
Grow Fynbos Plants $45.00 for 1 Books
You have 0 of these Books in your basket.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.