Flower Guide

I've been searching for a while trying to find an easy to use, comprehensive flower guide but, so far, have not been able to find anything that suits my needs. You know, something with species, pictures, etc. Hard cover, paperback, or website will do.
The closest I've come is http://www.flowerguide.com/. This guide seems to be OK but isn't quite extensive enough.
Does anyone know of a guide I can use? Please let me know!
Thanks,
Luke

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Permalink Reply by GardenThymeGirl on May 15, 2008 at 6:11pm

I use the American Horticultural Society A- Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants a lot. You can also check out: http://mygardenguide.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view... or http://plants.usda.gov/ You can also look in the back of gardening magazines and request free flower catalogs. Once you request one flower catalog--it's amazing how many other companies send their catalog also. You can also type in a name of a plant/flower in www.images.google.com and get a picture of the plant you are seeking. There are many more sources--maybe these will get you started. I'm sure other folks out there will give you more ideas....

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Permalink Reply by Luke Warm on May 16, 2008 at 10:31am

Hey GardenTymeGirl!
The Plant Encyclopedia looks ineresting and will probably have all the flower information I'll need.
Thanks for the info!
Luke

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Permalink Reply by GardenThymeGirl on May 16, 2008 at 10:36am

Hey Luke,

I bought it at Books a Million for about $50.00 It's been invaluable to me.

Dawn

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Permalink Reply by Gardenerd on May 17, 2008 at 10:06pm

The NC State Website has a plant finder that is full of info. http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets
This is through the cooperative extension service. Also the Missouri Botanical Garden at http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder, Hope this helps!