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Poppies: A Guide to the Poppy Family in the Wild and in Cultivation
This new edition of a volume first published in 1993 as the first book devoted exclusively to poppies, and reprinted in 1995, adds details on new cultivars and recent discoveries in the wild. Chapters introduce the Papaveraceae family, and specify the cultivation needs of individual genera grouped into their subfamilies. Includes 182 small color plates, line drawings, and a glossary. Formerly a Kew Gardens research botanist, Grey-Wilson is now editor of the Alpine Garden Society journal. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- GenresGardening
308 pages, Hardcover
First published September 1, 1993
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January 1, 2009
Awesome book including everything anyone ever wanted to know about poppies.
Rekindles my interest in growing poppies.
The author points out that there is no problem growing opium poppies in the garden because each plant only produces an infinitesimal amount of drug.
Rekindles my interest in growing poppies.
The author points out that there is no problem growing opium poppies in the garden because each plant only produces an infinitesimal amount of drug.
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