Field Guide to Cacti & Other Succulents of Arizona
Author : Peter Breslin
Publisher :
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 17,73 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Cactus
ISBN : 9780692784051
The Timber Press Guide to Succulent Plants of the World
Author : Fred Dortort
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,21 MB
Release : 2014-11-19
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781604693577
Book Description
The plants are organized into 28 intuitively logical groups, such as succulent euphorbias, mesembryanthemums, bulbs, succulent trees, aloes, agaves, and haworthias. Each entry includes information on the plant's native habitat, its cultivation requirements, and its horticultural potential. As useful to novice growers as to collectors and those with an existing interest in succulents, this will be the standard reference for years to come.
Guide to Succulents of Southern Africa
Author : Gideon Smith
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 12,8 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Art
ISBN :
Book Description
Succulents are increasingly popular in the face of the need for water-wise gardening, and this handy book serves as a guide to many well-known varieties
Sasol First Field Guide to Succulents of Southern Africa
Author : John Manning
Publisher :
Page : 57 pages
File Size : 50,88 MB
Release : 2001-01
Category : Succulent plants
ISBN : 9781868726011
Book Description
This series of natural history field guides has been developed in the hope that young people and anyone with a budding interest in natural history will take up the challenge to learn the secrets of Southern Africa's fascinating fauna and flora.
Gardener's Guide to Succulents
Author : Misa Matsuyama
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 37,97 MB
Release : 2020-03-10
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1462921310
Book Description
The Gardener's Guide to Succulents is a stunning visual reference identifying over 125 plants from 40 different genera of succulents and cacti. Fleshy, spiny, hairy, flowering--and coming in every imaginable shape, color and size--this plant family has captured the affection of plant enthusiasts all over the world. This book provides a beautiful overview of the diversity that succulents have to offer, presenting a wide variety of popular plants to help you create striking, aesthetically pleasing compositions. This succulent guide includes information about: What each variety needs and where it thrives Plant characteristics, with ratings on ease of growth and maintenance requirements Ideas for group plantings and illustrated tips on indoor planting Striking identification photos, rich in color and contrast This succulent encyclopedia is a useful resource for everyone--from cacti beginners looking to decorate their living space to serious gardeners hoping to expand their succulent plantings.
Cacti and Succulents for Cold Climates
Author : Leo J. Chance
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 27,58 MB
Release : 2012-06-19
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1604694246
Book Description
There are many reasons to grow cacti and other succulents—they're drought-tolerant, low-maintenance, and they look great. But what about hardiness? For those who thought that these spectacular plants were only for gardens in California and the Southwest, guess again—hundreds are fully cold-hardy and can be grown outdoors from New England to British Columbia, Wisconsin to Texas. Cacti and Succulents for Cold Climates is filled with inspirational portraits of 274 plants that can be used to create drought-tolerant gardens, as well as tips from regional experts who have mastered the art of growing cacti in parts of the country not usually associated with high temperatures or a scarcity of water. Expert Leo Chance describes how to prepare planting beds, how to get plants well established, how to handle cacti during planting, how to protect plants from cold winters, and when and how much to water.
Field Guide to Succulents
Author : Misa Matsuyama
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 37,36 MB
Release : 2023-10-24
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1462924123
Book Description
A Field Guide to Succulents introduces you to over 200 popular succulent and cacti species including many you've never seen before! Each chapter serves as an illustrated field guide that covers the characteristics and needs of a particular succulent family, then zooms in to show you their attributes in detail and from angles that let you truly see what makes these varieties different from one another. This book gives you: All the basics on how to grow succulents and cacti successfully—tools, soils, watering, placement, propagating, pest and disease prevention, and how to see them through seasonal changes so that your plants will keep growing and thriving A stunning photo guide to over 200 plants both popular and exotic Ideas for group plantings that are attractive to the eye and congenial to the plants Tips from experienced growers on ways to approach succulent gardening The simple instructions are geared toward beginners; the interesting mix of plants shown and explained here will appeal to succulent collectors. Fans at every level will enjoy this up-close exploration into the infinitely diverse and surprising world of succulents.
Texas Cacti
Author : Brian Loflin
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 47,14 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1603443681
Book Description
In Texas Cacti, authors Brian and Shirley Loflin present a concise, fully illustrated field guide to more than one hundred of the cacti most often found in Texas and the surrounding region. The book opens with an illustrated introduction to cactus habitat and anatomy. The species are then organized by stem shape, with each account featuring detailed color photographs, specific identifying features (including spines, flowers, fruits, and seeds) and information about common and scientific names, habitat, flowering season, and more.?The photographs, range maps, and icons designating shape, conservation status, and blooming period, along with easy-to-understand descriptions, make this book a quick and friendly guide to cactus identification for botanists, amateur naturalists, and cactus enthusiasts alike.
Striking Succulent Gardens
Author : Gabriel Frank
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 43,15 MB
Release : 2021-01-26
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 0399580999
Book Description
Design a succulent garden of your own, with inspiration, advice, and instructional step-by-step projects for container gardens, small-space gardens, mixed gardens, and more. You can't help but be mesmerized by the eye-catching geometric forms and jewel-toned colors of succulents. But how do you grow these beauties in your own garden? One of the only books dedicated to succulent garden design, Striking Succulent Gardens is a stylish, modern gardening book for beginners and enthusiasts alike. Known for his colorful approach and bold use of varied textures and shapes, garden designer Gabriel Frank offers practical ideas, simple concepts, stunning full-color photography, step-by-step instructions for a dozen different gardens, plant recommendations, basic succulent care, and an inspired approach to creating living art in your own garden. For those in colder climates, there is a list of cold-hardy succulents and advice for bringing container gardens indoors for the winter, making succulent gardens achievable no matter where you live. Tough, water-wise, wildly popular, and nearly indestructible, succulents will transform your outdoor space, providing gardens of every size with minimal maintenance and maximum impact.
Succulents of South Africa
Author : Ernst J. Van Jaarsveld
Publisher : Sunbird Publishers
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 50,13 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Succulent plants
ISBN : 9781919938240
Book Description
South Africa is broken down into 16 main regions and each region is accompanied by a map of the area as well as a concise description of the succulents to be found there, along with photographs of the region's typical landscapes. The succulents are illustrated by means of Elizabeth Bodley's beautiful and accurate illustrations, together with a number of photographic plates which enable the reader to easily identify the species concerned. Contributions from other experts in the field ensure that this is a most comprehensive field guide.
