Botanical Orchids and How to Grow Them

`Botanicals` or `Species` orchids are fast regaining popularity, blossoming in homes and greenhouses as they did in the nineteenth century. As opposed to the thousands of hybrid examples which have been created over the years, these varieties are, as it were, Nature`s Originals. Jack Kramer`s expertise spans the horticultural past of the plants and the detailed practicality of growing them. Readers will find an exceptional range of illustrations, from rare hand-coloured prints from the 18th and 19th Century masters to sharp colour photographs of the plants themselves. Most of the orchids discussed have been grown by Jack Kramer himself and he addresses the relative ease of cultivating different varieties, information on suppliers and societies, the classification and geographical distribution of orchids, and the suitability of different varieties to warm, temperate and cool climatic conditions. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.