Top 100 Flowers
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Top 100 Flowers

The World’s Most Popular, Beautiful, and Commercially Valuable Ornamental Flowering Plants

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eBook - ePub

Top 100 Flowers

The World’s Most Popular, Beautiful, and Commercially Valuable Ornamental Flowering Plants

About this book

Flowers are universally admired. Flowers are the leading gift expressing love and respect. They prominently decorate our homes and cities, and they accompany all of the major events in human affairs, from birth through marriage and bereavement. Flowers are also of tremendous economic importance, representing billion-dollar industries in numerous countries. Hundreds of thousands of plant species produce flowers, but relatively few dominate the world of cultivated ornamental plants. Top 100 Flowers presents key information and illustrations of the world's most popular, beautiful, and commercially valuable ornamental flowering plants.

Toward these goals, basic information is presented on the identification, appearance, names, history, growth requirements, economic aspects, and problem issues, as well as sources of additional library and online resources. Throughout the text, extensive photos, paintings, and diagrams are provided to illustrate the beauty and applications of the plants. Although the book is encyclopedic in nature, the information given is reduced to essentials and presented in non-technical language. The world's leading flowering plants are stunningly attractive, and the thousands of illustrations presented were chosen not only for their explanatory and educational value but also to reflect the beauty and charm of the plants. The text relates many of the wonderfully entertaining stories that reflect the intimate relationships of people and our beloved flowers.

Features

  • A unique compilation of authoritative, practical, and entertaining information and illustrations addressing the world's most gorgeous and popular flowers
  • Text is accessible, user-friendly, concise, and well-organized, making numerous topics comprehensible and readable not only by students, but also by the average layperson
  • Wonderfully illustrated: approximately a billion photos, paintings, and diagrams were surveyed and the more than 3,500 chosen for this book represent the finest floral art ever assembled

The goal of Top 100 Flowers: The World's Most Popular, Beautiful, and Commercially Valuable Ornamental Flowering Plants is to provide basic knowledge of practical interest to the horticultural industry, especially students, to choose, develop, and market profitable floral crops, and the public, to choose, grow, and appreciate flowers in their gardens and homes.

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Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2025
eBook ISBN
9781040337431
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Botany
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Executive Summary
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. About the Authors
  10. Chapter 1 Introduction
  11. Chapter 2 African Violets (Streptocarpus/Saintpaulia Species and Hybrids)
  12. Chapter 3 Allium (Allium Species and Hybrids)
  13. Chapter 4 Alstroemeria (Alstroemeria Species and Hybrids)
  14. Chapter 5 Amaryllis (Hippeastrum Species and Hybrids)
  15. Chapter 6 Anemone (Anemone Species and Hybrids)
  16. Chapter 7 Angel’s Trumpet (Brugmansia Species and Hybrids)
  17. Chapter 8 Aster (Aster, Callistephus, Symphyotrichum, and Related Genera + Hybrids)
  18. Chapter 9 Baby’s Breath (Gypsophila paniculata and Relatives)
  19. Chapter 10 Begonia (Begonia Species and Hybrids)
  20. Chapter 11 Bird-of-Paradise (Strelitzia Species and Hybrids)
  21. Chapter 12 Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia Species and Hybrids)
  22. Chapter 13 Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea Species and Hybrids)
  23. Chapter 14 Bromeliads (Bromeliaceae Species and Hybrids)
  24. Chapter 15 Butterfly Bush (Buddleja Species and Hybrids)
  25. Chapter 16 Calceolaria (Calceolaria Species and Hybrids)
  26. Chapter 17 California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica and Relatives)
  27. Chapter 18 Calla Lilies (Zantedeschia Species)
  28. Chapter 19 Camellia (Camellia Species and Hybrids)
  29. Chapter 20 Canna (Canna Species and Hybrids)
  30. Chapter 21 Carnation (Dianthus Species and Hybrids)
  31. Chapter 22 Catnip (Nepeta cataria and Relatives)
  32. Chapter 23 Celosia (Celosia argentea)
  33. Chapter 24 Cherry Blossom (Flowering Cherries, Prunus Species, and Hybrids)
  34. Chapter 25 Christmas and Other Holiday Cacti (Schlumbergera Species and Hybrids)
  35. Chapter 26 Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum Species and Hybrids)
  36. Chapter 27 Clematis (Clematis Species and Hybrids)
  37. Chapter 28 Clivia (Clivia miniata)
  38. Chapter 29 Columbine (Aquilegia Species and Hybrids)
  39. Chapter 30 Crab Apple (Malus Species and Hybrids)
  40. Chapter 31 Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica and Hybrids)
  41. Chapter 32 Crocus (Crocus Species and Hybrids)
  42. Chapter 33 Cyclamen (Cyclamen Species and Hybrids)
  43. Chapter 34 Daffodil (Narcissus Species and Hybrids)
  44. Chapter 35 Dahlia (Dahlia Species and Hybrids)
  45. Chapter 36 Daylily (Hemerocallis Species and Hybrids)
  46. Chapter 37 Delphinium (Delphinium Species and Hybrids)
  47. Chapter 38 Echinacea (Echinacea Species and Hybrids)
  48. Chapter 39 Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis Species and Hybrids)
  49. Chapter 40 Foxglove (Digitalis Species and Hybrids)
  50. Chapter 41 Freesia (Freesia Species and Hybrids)
  51. Chapter 42 Fuchsia (Fuchsia Species and Hybrids)
  52. Chapter 43 Gardenia (Gardenia Species)
  53. Chapter 44 Gazania (Gazania Species and Hybrids)
  54. Chapter 45 Geranium (Pelargonium Species and Hybrids)
  55. Chapter 46 Gerbera (Gerbera Species and Hybrids)
  56. Chapter 47 Gladiolus (Gladiolus Species and Hybrids)
  57. Chapter 48 Gloxinia (Sinningia speciosa)
  58. Chapter 49 Heath (Erica Species and Hybrids) and Heather (Calluna vulgaris)
  59. Chapter 50 Hibiscus (Hibiscus Species and Hybrids)
  60. Chapter 51 Hollyhock (Alcea rosea and Hybrids)
  61. Chapter 52 Hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis)
  62. Chapter 53 Hydrangea (Hydrangea Species and Hybrids)
  63. Chapter 54 Impatiens (Impatiens Species and Hybrids)
  64. Chapter 55 Iris (Iris Species and Hybrids)
  65. Chapter 56 Jacaranda (Jacaranda mimosifolia)
  66. Chapter 57 Jasmine (Jasminum Species and Hybrids)
  67. Chapter 58 Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe Species and Hybrids)
  68. Chapter 59 Lantana (Lantana Species and Hybrids)
  69. Chapter 60 Lavender (Lavandula Species and Hybrids)
  70. Chapter 61 Lilac (Syringa Species and Hybrids)
  71. Chapter 62 Lilies (Lilium Species and Hybrids)
  72. Chapter 63 Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis)
  73. Chapter 64 Lisianthus (Eustoma grandiflorum)
  74. Chapter 65 Lobelia (Lobelia Species and Hybrids)
  75. Chapter 66 Lupin (Lupinus polyphyllus Hybrids)
  76. Chapter 67 Magnolia (Magnolia Species and Hybrids)
  77. Chapter 68 Mandevilla (Mandevilla Species and Hybrids)
  78. Chapter 69 Marguerite (Argyranthemum Species and Hybrids)
  79. Chapter 70 Marigold (Tagetes Species and Hybrids)
  80. Chapter 71 Morning Glory (Ipomoea Species and Hybrids)
  81. Chapter 72 Nasturtium (Tropaeolum Species and Hybrids)
  82. Chapter 73 Oleander (Nerium oleander)
  83. Chapter 74 Osteospermum (Osteospermum Species and Hybrids)
  84. Chapter 75 Pansy and Other Violets (Viola Species and Hybrids)
  85. Chapter 76 Passionflower (Passiflora Species and Hybrids)
  86. Chapter 77 Peony (Paeonia Species and Hybrids)
  87. Chapter 78 Periwinkle (Catharanthus and Vinca Species)
  88. Chapter 79 Petunia (Petunia) and Relatives (Calibrachoa, Petchoa)
  89. Chapter 80 Phalaenopsis (Phalaenopsis Species and Hybrids)
  90. Chapter 81 Phlox (Phlox Species and Hybrids)
  91. Chapter 82 Plumeria (Plumeria Species and Hybrids)
  92. Chapter 83 Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)
  93. Chapter 84 Poppies (Papaver Species and Hybrids)
  94. Chapter 85 Primrose (Primula Species and Hybrids)
  95. Chapter 86 Ranunculus (Ranunculus asiaticus)
  96. Chapter 87 Rhododendron (Azalea, Rhododendron Species, and Hybrids)
  97. Chapter 88 Rose (Rosa Species and Hybrids)
  98. Chapter 89 Royal Poinciana (Delonix regia)
  99. Chapter 90 Sacred Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera and Hybrids)
  100. Chapter 91 Salvia (Salvia Species and Hybrids)
  101. Chapter 92 Snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus)
  102. Chapter 93 Stock (Matthiola incana and Relatives)
  103. Chapter 94 Sunflower (Helianthus Species and Hybrids)
  104. Chapter 95 Sweet Pea (Lathyrus odoratus and Hybrids)
  105. Chapter 96 Trumpet Creeper (Campsis Species and Hybrids)
  106. Chapter 97 Tulip (Tulipa Species and Hybrids)
  107. Chapter 98 Wallflower (Erysimum cheiri)
  108. Chapter 99 Water Lily (Nymphaea Species and Hybrids; Victoria amazonica)
  109. Chapter 100 Wisteria (Wisteria Species and Hybrids)
  110. Chapter 101 Zinnia (Zinnia Species and Hybrids)
  111. Index to Vernacular (Common) Names
  112. Index to Scientific (Latin) Names
  113. General Index