Author(s): PAGE MARTIN

Gardening

The Chinese have been growing tree peonies for 1600 years but these exotic plants still make a novel addition to the Western garden. A full-size plant bearing dozens of flowers is an awesome sight and the selection here includes the best of the Chinese and Japanese cultivar ranges, the classic hybrids and the sought-after hybrids raised by Arthur Saunders in the 1930s that range in colour from yellow to mahogany-red. Enthusiasts of herbaceous peonies will delight in the selection of Paeonia lactiflora cultivars along with the new complex hybrids between P. lactiflora, P. wittmanniana and P. macrophylla. Over 200 photographs accompany the detailed plant descriptions to provide an invaluable reference source 200 colour photos ISBN: 9780881926941 Title: GARDENERS PEONY: HERBACEOUS & TREE PEONIES Author: PAGE MARTIN Year: 2005 Format: HARD BACK Price: $79.95 Pages: 268 Dimension: 255mm X 180mm