Heliconia: An Identification Guide

by Fred Berry

Heliconia, large tropical flowers native to Central and South America and some islands of the South Pacific, have become favorite horticultural subjects throughout the world. Many cultivated varieties are available from florists as cut flowers or potted plants in regions where they cannot be grown outdoors and others are commonly used as ornaments for landscaping in the tropics. Fully illustrated with color photographs that capture the reds, yellows,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560980060
• ISBN13: 9781560980063
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

enlightening

No other book is more explicit on identifying heliconias, It is the best on the subject and should be used as a guide for other to further explain botanical subjects, on this or another species of plants.

Great book for growers and lovers of exotic flowers.

I grow heliconias and some other tropical plants. It's become very difficult to identify them since they are known to many names all over the world. Berry and Kress are very clever suggesting to use thier classification and popular names so everybody would understand what others are talking about.

Excellent Field Guide!!

I live in El Salvador, Central America, and love to collect different varieties of plants, especially heliconias, in the wilderness. This book has been an excellent guide for identifying the various species of Heliconias that I encounter. The photographs are great too!!

Nothing else like it!

This is the only late 20th century book I know of which deals with this genus of plantS in such a thorough and knowledgeable manner. It is primarily a photo book, but one that includes the best and most up-to-date info on this glorious group of plants. I can't recommend it highly enough.Robert Lee Riffle, authof of the award-winning book, THE TROPICAL LOOK

THE book on heliconias, very informative.

fantastic, this is the book for those wanting information on heliconias. hundreds of color photographs make for easy identification. the book also describes care, hybridization and related subjects regarding heliconias.