How Long to Read Landscape Plants for Subtropical Climates

How Long Does it Take to Read Landscape Plants for Subtropical Climates?

It takes the average reader 10 hours and 58 minutes to read Landscape Plants for Subtropical Climates by Bijan Dehgan

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

"In one volume this book seems to encompass all the plants native and exotic grown in Florida. No small feat! . . . No other reference work that I know of covers the field as comprehensively as this."--Edward Golden, horticutural consultant and past president, Sarasota Orchid Society From Florida to California and on to Hawaii, gardeners who want a current, thorough, and user-friendly guide to the common indoor foliage and outdoor landscape plants for U.S. Department of Agriculture zones 8, 9, 10, and 11 will welcome this fully illustrated book. With precise line drawings for nearly 500 plant species, the work presents a description of cultivated ferns, cone-bearing plants, and flowering ornamental plants for warmer climates. It offers a description of the families, essential identifying features, and horticultural information for each plant, including origin, cold hardiness zones, propagation techniques, and soil, fertilizer, irrigation, and light requirements. The author also discusses identification features under clearly demarcated headings of growth habit, foliage, stem and bark, flower, and fruit. With a comprehensive glossary of terms commonly used in plant identification and a cross-referenced index of common and scientific names, readers will be able to find information with minimal effort. This book is intended for use by backyard gardeners and will be especially handy for newcomers to warm temperate and subtropical areas who seek a reliable resource for plant selection and care. In addition, it will be indispensable to garden clubs, volunteer Master Gardeners, nursery professionals, extension agents, and landscape architects. It also can serve as a plant identification text for students of environmental horticulture, forestry, and other plant science-related fields. Bijan Dehgan is professor of environmental horticulture at the University of Florida. He is internationally recognized for his taxonomic and horticultural research and major publications on the endangered sago palms (cycads) and the physic nuts (Jatropha).

How long is Landscape Plants for Subtropical Climates?

Landscape Plants for Subtropical Climates by Bijan Dehgan is 638 pages long, and a total of 164,604 words.

This makes it 215% the length of the average book. It also has 201% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Landscape Plants for Subtropical Climates Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 14 hours and 59 minutes to read Landscape Plants for Subtropical Climates aloud.

What Reading Level is Landscape Plants for Subtropical Climates?

Landscape Plants for Subtropical Climates is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

Where Can I Buy Landscape Plants for Subtropical Climates?

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