Product Description

"Rhododendrons and Azaleas" profiles over 4,000 varieties of this highly popular and striking plant. Illustrated with over 2,200 colour photographs, each entry includes: A description of the plant and flower colour; notes on hardiness, height and spread, and flowering time; advice on cultivation and proven performers; the name of the parent plants, the raiser and similar varieties. Practical advice is also given on rhododendrons in the landscape, maintenance and husbandry, pests, diseases, problems and disorders, propagation, and buying and collecting rhododendrons, along with a brief history and a guide to their classification.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #160128 in Books
• Published on: 2005-11-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 240 pages

About the Author
Kenneth Cox is grandson of plant-hunter, writer and nurseryman Euan Cox and son of Peter Cox VMH. The three generations were and are considered the world's leading experts on rhododendrons. Kenneth is author of six books on rhododendrons.

Customer Reviews

Great detailed book
This is a very good guide to rhododendrons and azaleas. The detail is excellent and the range of varieties covered is more than anyone could ever consider growing, no matter what size their garden, or dedication!
There is a very detailed section on growing and maintaining these plants, with good detail on soil types and for those who don't have the right kind of soil, what to do to improve it.
There are also lists to the best plants for various catagories, by colour and hardiness among others.
Having learned the hard way what not to do, its very reassuring to find this level of detailed knowledge, I could have saved myself some losses.
Would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in growing rhodondendrons and azaleas.