The Timber Press Guide to Succulent Plants of the World: A Comprehensive Reference to More Than 2000 Species
Author(s): Fred Dortort
A comprehensive guide to more than 2000 succulents, this groundbreaking book begins with an overview of where succulents are found and how they live, along with information on growing and caring for them. The remaining chapters consist of comprehensive, richly illustrated descriptions of the plants, including both familiar species as well as less common, more exotic plants. 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 comprehensive, accessible volume will be the standard reference for years to come.
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"A great companion book for beginners as well as avid collectors of these fabulous plants."--Nancy Szerlag "Detroit News "
Fred Dortort has grown succulent plants and cacti for over thirty years. He has studied and observed succulents in locations as diverse as Baja California, mainland Mexico, South Africa, Namibia, and the American Southwest. He lectures widely on succulent plants, has taught classes at the University of California Botanical Garden, and has written numerous articles for the Cactus and Succulent Journal, as well as for publications such as Pacific Horticulture and Garden.
General Fields
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- : Timber Press, Incorporated
- : Timber Press, Incorporated
- : 1.524
- : December 2010
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : 755 colour photographs, 2 maps
- : 344
- : 635.9525
- : en
- : 1
- : Hardback
- : Fred Dortort