Penstemons

by Robert Nold, Cindy Nelson-Nold (Illustrator), Panayoti Kelaidis (Photographer)

Nold begins with an enlightening discussion of dryland gardening, hardiness, soil amendments, and other sometimes controversial issues, followed by a general treatment of penstemon cultivation, morphology, habitat, nomenclature, and other topics. The bulk of the book is devoted to detailed species descriptions. Includes 43 color photographs. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Genres: Gardening

Hardcover

First published September 1, 1999

Reviews

[Jean-claude Linossi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very reference book for pentstemon collectors.

[Barbara W · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the one book on penstemons (so far) to own and read. I refer to it often.