Columbines: Aquilegia, Paraquilegia, and Semiaquilegia | Robert Nold

Columbines: Aquilegia, Paraquilegia, and Semiaquilegia | Robert Nold | A Great Aquilegia Guide

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Columbines: Aquile...

	Columbines: Aquilegia, Paraquilegia, and Semiaquilegia Robert Nold Timber Press, Incorporated, 2003 - 194 pages average customer review:based on 2 reviews view larger image
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Fresh from his award-winning monograph on penstemons, Robert Nold turns his attention to one of the best-loved --- and most frequently misunderstood --- groups of garden plants. Columbines: Aquilegia, Paraquilegia, and Semiaquilegia is the first gardener's guide to these striking plants in more than half a century; and in his funny, personal, and charming prose, Nold makes sense of the thorniest taxonomic and horticultural questions they present. Sixty-five species of Aquilegia receive detailed examination, with a complete summary of cultivation needs, history, and biology. The author also describes plants of the genera Semiaquilegia and Paraquilegia, cutting through confusion and dissension to create a useful overview of these "columbine cousins." Nold also provides a brief history of hybridization, and practical chapters on propagation and pests and diseases round out the book. In addition to beautiful paintings by the author's wife, celebrated botanical artist Cindy Nelson-Nold, the book also boasts several dozen exquisite photos of columbines in the wild and in gardens.

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Covers both wild species and garden hybrids

Robert Nold's Columbines is the first gardening guide to these plants alone in nearly half a century. Detailed examination of the species accompany biological and cultivation facts in a title which covers both wild species and garden hybrids. Some color plates add excitement and interest.

A Great Aquilegia Guide

Both botanical and gardener friendly, this book is every bit as good as Robert Nold's last. Although Paraquilegia and Semiaquilegia are mentioned, this book is mainly on Aquilegia. His coverage of Aquilegia is great as he goes in depth about the history, species, diseases and much more. The chapters on pest, propagation and cultivation are great and speak of his experience with these plants.
So, if you are looking to learn more about these unique plants, this is the book to check out. Nold's descriptions of these plants will definitely make you want to try more of this genus in your garden.

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