AUTHORS: John Manning; Peter Goldblatt; Dee Snijman
ISBN: 978-0-88192-547-0
EXTENT: 486 pages
FORMAT: 280 x 215 mm
hard cover. 611 colour photographs. 2 colour maps. 2 tables.

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Nearly 1200 species of bulbous plants find their home in the Cape Region at the southern tip of Africa, and almost three-quarters of them occur nowhere else. This first complete account of all the bulbous plants of the region includes colour photographs of more than half of the species, many of which have never been illustrated before.

The Color Encyclopedia of Cape Bulbs is an essential aid to the accurate identification of all species presently in cultivation as well as the many others that are potentially valuable horticultural subjects. A keyed appendix permits identification of all species.

All the photographs were taken in the wild. The chapters on the ecology of the species in the wild and their cultivation are essential reading for growers. The information is derived from extensive cultivation, both at home and abroad, and introduces new developments in dormancy breaking and flowering stimulation. It includes information on storage of seeds and roots, germination and smoke treatment, potting and soil media, watering, and fertilising.

This book is a comprehensive and well-illustrated account of an important and distinctive element of the beautiful and valuable Cape flora and will be an asset to anyone interested in these plants.