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Hardy Cypripedium: Species, hybrids, and cultivation

by Frosch, W.; Cribb, P.

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Collection : An orchid lover's library
Publisher : Kew Publishing
Published In : Kew
Illustrations : col photos, col distribution maps

Description:

A superb photographic account of the species and hybrids of this hardy slipper orchid genus. Descriptions of the 47 Cypripedium species and their natural and artificial hybrids are illustrated by 427 beautiful plant portraits. Sections on their discovery, biology, distribution, ecology, conservation and cultivation. Essential reading for horticulturalists, growers and all those interested in the rewards offered to gardeners by these wonderful orchids.