Re: Plant ID sources
Wow, David, what a great list! I have a few of the books he
suggested and now I guess I gotta go spend some money! Sean, I
suggest that David's list be posted on the medit website.
Nan
By the way, Roland Hoyt's book had been out of print for many years
and has been reprinted by the San Diego Floral Association, 619
232-5762, 1650 El Prado #105, San Diego CA 92101-1622
>1. Indoor and Greenhouse plants, by Roger Phillips
>and Martin Rix, 2 volumes, great pictures and good
>geographic and habitat descriptions, very good
>representation of plants from all of the mediterranean
>climatic regions, with an emphasis on those available
>in the British Nursery trade. ( The plants listed as
>being grown in Harry Hay's garden alone make me wish I
>could visit him!)
>2. Dry Climate Gardening with Succulents,American
>Garden Guides/Huntington Botanical Gardens, a great
>pictorial and design reference book with heavy
>emphasis on succulents and xeriphytic plants
>3. The Gardener's Guide to South African Plants,
>Pitta Joffe, a good book for general south African
>plants, good photos also
>4. Landscape Plants for Western Regions, Bob Perry,
>with a more ecological approach to landscape design
>and plant selection, ( dealing with subject matter
>such as longterm maintenance considerations,
>sustainable landscape design principles,estimated
>water requirements, etc.
>5. Royal Horticultural Society's index of Garden
>Plants, Mark Griffiths, a very inclusive list of
>cultivated plants from around the world, the one book
>where I can almost always find a listing for what I am
>trying to find.
>6. Checklists for Ornamental Plants for Subtropical
>Regions, Roland Stewart Hoyt, a great reference book
>for lists of plants by type or category, design
>characteristics/requirements/purpose adaptation. etc.
>This author also does a very credible job of ranking
>plants within each category. No photos however...
>7. Reference Lists of Ornamental Plants for Southern
>California Gardens, philip E. Chandler, another
>general refernce book with lists, more concise and
>targeted to California than Roland Hoyt's book, which
>has has many plants listed for Florida/Hawaii as for
>California...
>8. Water Conserving Plants and Landscapes for the Bay
>Area, by East Bay Municipal Utility District. A good
>general purpose reference book with photos of the more
>common drought tolerant plants, which many Northern
>and Southern California municipalities cite as their
>designated permitted master plant list for code
>required drought tolerant plantings. ( I find this
>frustrating in the extreme, when a city will not
>permit a plant species unless it is listed here, but
>that's another story...)
>9. Low Water Use Plants for California and the
>Southwest, Carol Shuler. Similar in scope and
>function to #8 above, but with more emphasis on desert
>and hot climate arid species.
>10. Complete Garden Guide to the Native Perennials of
>California, Glenn Keator. Comprehensive selection of
>California natives which are perennial.
>11. Austraflora Guide to Choosing and Growing
>Australian Plants, Bill Molyneux and Sue Forrester,
>This book lists many more Australian plants than one
>could ever hope to find in California nurseries, and
>is good for determining native habitat conditions and
>tolerances for drought and frost. Not many photos,
>but good descriptions.
>12. Flowering Plants in the Landscape, Mildred
>Matthias. Mainly subtropical plants, good pictures,
>and a departure from the most commonly seen plants of
>southern California.
>
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Nan Sterman
San Diego County California
Sunset zone 24, USDA hardiness zone 10b or 11
