Product Description

This authoritative book provides the first comprehensive coverage of the popular and varied genus Buddleja. Buddlejas are wonderful garden plants whose tolerance of drought, many soil conditions, and common pests ensures them a place in every garden. Highly attractive to butterflies, moths, and other insects, the flowers of buddlejas come in a huge range of shapes and colors. This book provides valuable clarification of the confusion over the naming of Buddleja species and hybrids, details the diversity of the genus, and introduces gardeners to the spectacular quality of the flowers. It is ideal for collectors and enthusiasts, as well as wildlife and natural-style gardeners.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #859418 in Books
• Published on: 2006-04-01
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 232 pages

Review
"The experienced author has written the first comprehensive book on this genus...highly recommended." -- Choice, September 2006

"Providing even the most novice gardening enthusiast with a plethora of information for each of the many featured Buddleja species, Stuart draws upon his more than fourteen years of experience with the plants to share his invaluable wisdom."—Bookwatch, June 2006 (Bookwatch )

"The experienced author has written the first comprehensive book on this genus ... highly recommended."—L. G. Kavaljian, Choice, September 2006 (L. G. Kavaljian Choice )

Providing even the most novice gardening enthusiast with a plethora of information for each of the many featured Buddleja species, Stuart draws upon his more than fourteen years of experience with the plants to share his invaluable wisdom.Bookwatch, June 2006 (Bookwatch )

The experienced author has written the first comprehensive book on this genus ... highly recommended.L. G. Kavaljian, Choice, September 2006 (Choice )

From the Publisher
Buddlejas come in a variety of shapes and colors and their tolerance of drought, many soil conditions, and common pests make them wonderful garden plants. This is an ideal book for collectors and enthusiasts as well as wildlife and natural-style gardeners.

About the Author
David Stuart is Associate Director of the Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions Project, Peabody Museum, Harvard University & coauthor of "Classic Maya Place Names".

Customer Reviews

An extraordinary introduction and guide offering gardeners an in-depth knowledge of every known species of the Buddleja plant
The newest title in the "Royal Horticultural Society Plant Collector Guide" series, Buddlejas by David D. Stuart (an independent horticultural consultant and former curator of Longstock Park Gardens) is an extraordinary introduction and guide offering gardeners an in-depth knowledge of every known species of the Buddleja plant. Providing even the most novice gardening enthusiasts with a plethora of information for each of the many featured Buddleja species, Stuart draws upon his more than fourteen years of experience with the plants to share his invaluable wisdom for what is the most accommodating and rewarding type of garden plants covering such issues as a variety of climates, resistance of animals, as well as highs in heat and lows in cold. Profusely illustrated in full color throughout, Buddlejas is very strongly recommended as a complete and thorough reference guide to successfully growing and treating the multitude of featured Buddleja plants and the various dangers generally encountered when planting and caring for such plants.