SynopsisEverything you always wanted to know about cacti and succulents packed into one easy-to-use volume. User-friendly guide to the selection and cultivation of these diverse and fascinating plants. Comprehensive well-illustrated plant directory of more than 140 popular varieties with color identification photos, botanical and common names, and essential advice. Simple, step-by-step instructions on choosing the right plants and helping them thrive, with tips on propagation, repotting, grooming, and pest control., Cacti and Succulents Handbook is your guide to the selection and cultivation of these diverse and fascinating plants. Appealing to both the novice and experienced gardener, this book provides comprehensive information on more than 140 common species and varieties, including their ideal locations, natural habitats, and care and feeding needs. Complete descriptions and color photographs make plant identification easy, and detailed care instructions will help make sure that plants thrive, whether they're being grown indoors or out, in the city or in the country. Beautiful specimen plants are fully detailed from six garden collections around the world, from Zurich to Phoenix. Inside Cacti and Succulents Handbook Everything you need to know about cacti and succulents packed into one easy-to-use volume. Comprehensive well-illustrated plant directory of more than 140 popular varieties. Covers easy-to-grow choices suitable for beginners, as well as more difficult and desirable species. Color identification photos, botanical and common names, and essential advice. Simple, step-by-step instructions on choosing the right plants and helping them thrive, with tips on propagation, repotting, grooming, and pest control. Features beautiful specimen plants from six garden collections around the world., Cacti and Succulents Handbook is your guide to the selection and cultivation of these diverse and fascinating plants. Appealing to both the novice and experienced gardener, this book provides a directory of more than 140 common species and varieties., There are over 10,000 species of succulents worldwide, of which cacti are but one family. This Cacti and Succulents Handbook is your guide to the selection and cultivation of these diverse and fascinating plants. You'll find inside: Definitions and guide to cultivating cacti and succulents, Seasonal gardening calendar, Common pests and diseases, 60 cactus species, Selected succulents from 12 families, 7 notable cacti and succulent gardens Book jacket., Everything you always wanted to know about cacti and succulents packed into one easy-to-use volume.User-friendly guide to the selection and cultivation of these diverse and fascinating plants.Comprehensive well-illustrated plant directory of more than 140 popular varieties with color identification photos, botanical and common names, and essential advice.Simple, step-by-step instructions on choosing the right plants and helping them thrive, with tips on propagation, repotting, grooming, and pest control.
LC Classification NumberSB438.S652 2018