Das große Buch der Steingartenpflanzen, F. Köhlein

1185 color photos, 196 x 267 mm, on 318 pages, hardbound, edition 1994. An illustrated lexicon of rock garden plants.

The book is the indispensable key to the flora of the rock garden. In no other part of the garden is the variety of plants greater. They come from mountains all over the world, from remote valleys and from steep cliffs, they grow in rock crevices or in alpine meadows. The variety of locations in the smallest space, the individual demands on soil and care make the work with the rock garden inexhaustible and train and challenge the entire art of the gardener. For the first time, this book is a fully illustrated encyclopedia of rock garden plants. Each species is presented in detail in pictures and words. For a quick overview, symbols summarize the most important information. The selection of plants ranges from the standard range to real rarities for connoisseurs. Some species are shown in photographs for the first time ever. Nature lovers will find the most important plants in the European mountains. In the introduction, exemplary and typical rock garden situations are presented.