Houseplant handbook
Book - 2017
"Guide to caring for houseplants, including instructions for selecting, watering, feeding, repotting, grooming, propagation, and pest control. Includes plant directory of more than 300 species with color photos, botanical and common names, and care advice"--Provided by publisher.
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- Published
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Mount Joy, PA :
CompanionHouse Books
[2017]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Item Description
- Includes index.
- Physical Description
- 222 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
- ISBN
- 9781620082324
- Part 1. Looking After Houseplants
- Know The Basics
- Buying Houseplants
- Pots, Saucers, and Cachepots
- Potting Composts
- Light and Warmth
- The Need for Water
- Humidity and Misting
- Repotting Houseplants
- Feeding
- Grooming and Supporting
- Houseplant Problems
- Increasing Houseplants
- Sowing Seeds
- Taking Cuttings
- Dividing
- Layering
- Houseplants From Plantlets
- Houseplants From Runners
- Part 2. Plant Directory
- Foliage Plants
- Flowering Houseplants
- Flowering Potted Plants
- Cacti and Other Succulents
- Palms and Cycads
- Bulbs
- Bromeliads and Air Plants
- Indoor Ferns
- Glossary
- Index
- Photo Credits
- About the Author