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Cover picture: Stokesia laevis. These unusual herbaceous perennials, available in a range of flower colours, are easy to cultivate providing their requirement for well-drained, acid soil is met (pp80-85).
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VOLUME 5 PART 2		JUNE 2006
First Words MIKE GRANT		72
Plant Focus - a forum for all plant enthusiasts		73
Stokesia laevis and its cultivars A hardy, colourful member of the Asteraceae with a surprising range of cultivars MAURICE HOARE		80
Saracha punctata An Andean shrub new to cultivation JULIAN SHAW		86
Tree peonies - a review of recent literature An assessment of recent publications STEPHEN G HAW		88
The history of Rodgersia pinnata ‘Superba’ The background to a Rodgersia GARY DUNLOP		93
Rocket - wild or wall? Establishing the identity of yellow-flowered salad rocket JOHN AKEROYD		98
The genus Hoheria in cultivation Evergreen and deciduous New Zealand trees producing numerous white flowers in mid to late summer GRAHAM HUTCHINS		100
Paramongaia weberbaueri The giant Peruvian daffodil ALBERTO GROSSI		107
Propagating ornamental Musaceae A comprehensive guide to the propagation of Musa, Musella and Ensete DAVID CONSTANTINE		110
Telopea and their cultivation Exotic shrubs with particular cultivation requirements JEFF IRONS		114
The benefits of mycorrhizae The relationship between mycorrhizal fungi and plant roots is relevant to horticulture SPENCE GUNN		118
The border cultivars of Geum An overview of the larger cultivars of Geum suitable for full sun ALISON MALLETT		124
Too much gardening in the wild Ensuring the distinction between native and alien is observed GRAHAM RICE		130
Book Reviews		132
Letters		134

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