Book of Blue Flowers

by Robert L. Geneve

Book Overview

Perhaps the most uncommon color among plants, blue adds a welcome accent to any garden. Noting that blue flowers are more common in high-altitude meadows and stream beds, the author suggests that this may account for their popularity in the cool gardens of northern Europe. This helpful survey is illustrated with more than 150 color photos of blue flowers, in shades from pale lavender to powder blue, from gardens around the world.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0881924873
• ISBN13: 9780881924879
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
• Length: 327 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Packed with details gardeners will appreciate

Blue is a rare, sought after color in the gardening world and this provides a review of those hybridized species which provide blue flower. Robert Geneve's Book of Blue Flowers presents over 150 genera whose flowers cover all types of blue hues: while many would be better described as 'purple', some ' as menconopsis horridula - are pure blue. Packed with details gardeners will appreciate.