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<br> In this fully updated work, Perry Slocum describes nearly 500 species and cultivars of the crowning jewels of water gardens, the waterlilies and lotuses. This book includes more than 130 of the best new hybrids introduced since the landmark <i>Water Gardening: Water Lilies and Lotuses</i> by Perry Slocum and Peter Robinson was published. All species and the major cultivars, including day- and night-blooming tropical and hardy waterlilies and lotuses, are described along with the author's and hybridizers' comments on the best landscape uses for each plant. Although the genera <i>Nymphaea</i> and <i>Nelumbo</i> receive special emphasis, a chapter is also devoted to the other genera in the waterlily family, <i>Nuphar, Victoria, Euryale, Barclaya,</i> and <i>Ondinea.</i> In addition to his achievements as a hybridizer, Slocum is an award-winning nature photographer. <i>Waterlilies and Lotuses</i> is illustrated with 350 stunning color photographs of these exotic beauties, with more than 100 photos published here for the first time. With information on hardiness, including maps for Europe and the United States, and an extensive list of suppliers of water gardening plants and equipm

Author

Slocum, Perry D.

Publisher

Timber Press, Incorporated

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780881926842

Subjects

Agriculture, Crafts & Hobbies, Stem

Rating

4.8 / 5 (24 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14