Horticulture 322

Herbaceous Plants

Reference List

J.E. Klett

The following publications represent the best sources of information on herbaceous plants.  Those marked with an asterisk are specifically worthwhile.

Reference Texts:  (following on 24 hour reserve in Morgan Library)

* Herbaceous Ornamental Plants - Steven Still, 4th edition, 1994.

C Best Perennials for the Rocky Mountains and High Plains, 2003, Bulletin 573A, Colorado State University.

The following are reference texts that I have in my office or will be in Morgan Library.

Annual and Perennial Plant Guide – Colorado Nursery Association, 2004 ($7.95)

The Ball Red Book, 16th edition, Ball Publishing, Batavia, Illinois, 1997.

Pictorial Guide to Perennials - M. Jane Coleman Helmer and Karla Decker Hodge, Merchants Publishing Co., Kalamazoo, MI, 2001

Annuals ‑ Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Vol. 30, No. 2 ($2.95)

Perennials - A Nursery Source Manual, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Vol 44, No. 4 ($2.95)

Gardening for Fragrance - Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, Vol. 5, No. 3 ($2.95)

Gardening with Wildflowers and Native Plants, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Vol 45, No. 1 ($2.95)

Ornamental Grasses - Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, Vol 44, No. 3 ($2.95)

Perennials and Their Uses ‑ Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Vol. 34, No. 3, #87 (1986) ($2.95)

Bulbs ‑ Brooklyn Botanic Garden (1991) #127 ($2.95)

Butterfly Gardens - Brooklyn Botanic Gardens ($6.95)

Perennials for the Western Garden ‑ by Margaret Coates, Pruett Publishing Company, 1976 ($6.95)

Rock Gardens ‑ by Jerry S. Stites and Robert G. Mower, Cornell University, Information Bulletin 156 ($3.00)

* Jewels of the Plains ‑ Claude A. Barr.  University of Minnesota Press, 1983  ($19.95)

Perennials for Your Garden ‑ by Alan Bloom, Floraprint U.S.A., 1981 (approximately $11.50)

* Alpines for Your Garden ‑ by Alan Bloom, Floraprint, U.S.A., 1981. (approximately $11.50).

Handbook on Rock Gardening ‑ Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Vol. 36, No. 2, (Summer 1980).  ($2.25)

Perennials, How to Select, Grow and Enjoy ‑ by Pamela Harper and Fred McGourty; H.P. Books, P.O. Box 5367, Dept. PER, Tucson, AZ 85703 ($9.95)

Encyclopedia of Herbs and Herbalism ‑ Malcolm Stuart, Crown Publishers, Inc., One Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016

Proceedings of Herbaceous Perennial Symposium (1983 through 2006) Perennial Plant Association

The Perennial Garden - Color Harmonies Through the Season - by Jeff and Marilyn Cox, Rodale Press, Emmanus, Pennsylvania. ($21.95)

Rocky Mountain Flora - by William A. Weber, Colorado Associated University Press, Boulder, CO. ($10.95)

Herbaceous Perennials: Diseases & Insects - by Margery C. Daughtrey and Maurie Semel, Cornell University Distribution Center, 8 Research Park, Ithaca, NY 14850 ($5.50)

* Taylor's Guide to Annuals, Bulbs and Perennials - Houghton Mifflen Company, 2 Park Street, Boston, MA 02108 ($14.95 per volume).

* Herbaceous Perennial Plants - A Treatise on Their Identification, Culture and Garden Attributes. Alan M. Armitage, 1989. Varsity Press, Inc., Athens, GA ($32.95 softcover)

The Perennial Gardener, Frederick McGoeirty, 1989. Houghton Mifflen Company ($24.95).

Complete Manual of Perennial Ground Covers. David S. Machenzie, 1989. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632

Perennials for American Gardens, Ruth Clausen and Nicolas Ekstrom, 1989 Random House, New York, NY 10022 ($35.00)

Gardening with Wildflowers and Native Plants 1989 Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1000 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225

Gardening with Perennials - Month by Month, 1993, Joseph Hudak Timber Press, Portland, Oregon. (59.95)

Speciality Cut Flowers, 1993, Allan M. Armitage Varsity Press/Timber Press, Portland, Oregon (39.95)

Armitage=s Garden Perennials. 2001. Allan M. Armitage. Timber Press, Portland, Oregon. (49.95)

The Well-Tended Perennial Garden. 1998. Tracy Disabata-Aust. Timber Press, Portland, Oregon. (29.95)

AMA Handbook of Poisonous and Injurious Plants. 1985. American Medical Association, Chicago, Illinois. Book distributed by Chicago Review Press, Chicago. (24.95)

Grower Talks on Perennials. 2002. Rick Blanchette. Ball Publishing, Batavia, Illinois.

List of Names of Perennials. 1995. J. J. van de Laan, University of Boskoop