Van Jaarsveld (Ernst)

THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN PLECTRANTHUS

And the art of turning shade to glade. Illustrations by Vivki Thomas

Published: Fernwood Press, Cape Town, 2006

Edition: First Edition

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First Edition: 176 pages, numerous colour plates and photographs throughout, purple cloth gilt, a fine in the dust jacket.

Editor's note: 'The Southern African Plectranthus is the first major work on these interesting and beautiful plants, commonly known as spurflowers. Closely related to the sages, mints and basils of the Mediterranean, the spurflowers have undergone extraordinary evolution in Southern Africa where the numbers have exploded. The majority are forest dwellers, but a good many have developed ways of coping with conditions ranging from cold and wet to intensely hot and arid. For gardeners their ability to survive makes them the easiest of plants, tolerating neglect, drought and disturbance. They are a gardener's dream plant, with one for every position, but especially for that hardest place, shade.’

  • Overall Condition: Fine
  • Size: 4to (310 x 240 mm)
  • Name: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
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  • Country: South Africa
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