COMPLETE BOOK OF CACTI & SUCCULENTS Download Free (EPUB, PDF)
A comprehensive guide to cacti and succulents features photographs of hundreds of plants, step-by-step photographic sequences and instructions for care, propagation, and display, and information on the climate and placement that best suit each plant.
Hardcover: 176 pages
Publisher: DK ADULT; 1st American ed edition (September 15, 1993)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1564583376
ISBN-13: 978-1564583376
Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 0.8 x 11.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (140 customer reviews)
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If you had to limit yourself to just one book, this should be that book.For novices, this book has excellent basic advice for getting started, including many pictures and of how to display and plant them. For those with more experience, the book is a handy first reference before searching a specialized botanical tome.This book makes the specific point that (popular, commonly available) cacti are no more difficult to grow than any other house plant.The book thoroughly covers the needs of these plants, including what kind of soil, how much water, what temperature and amount of light they prefer.The largest section has all of the popular genera, including the tropical varieties. This section has excellent photography of the plants at their best. If a person had a cactus that's in this book, that person would very likely be able to identify it from the descriptions and pictures. The book usually describes the distinguishing feature that classifies the plants of that type.Typical and maximum sizes are given, along with the plants' growth habits and the age at which they first flower (some varieties do not flower until they are many years old).Also included in this section is the hardiness, or how cold the plants can get before they die. If you don't live where these plants naturally grow, this is very important information. For instance, many kinds of cactus grow where it snows in the winter and can be grown outdoors in most of the USA.At least one of each of the different general forms of cactus is shown: columnar cacti, prickly-pear types, barrel types, etc.Following the section on specific cacti is a fairly representative section on popular succulents.
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