Succulents: An Illustrated Guide

This illustrated guide to succulents offers a comprehensive look at over 50 varieties, including Agave, Aloe, and Lithops, with stunning photographs and detailed botanical information. It provides step-by-step instructions on planting, repotting, propagation, and care, making it an essential resource for both novice and experienced growers. The book highlights the remarkable adaptability of succulents, which thrive in harsh desert environments, and showcases their diverse shapes, sizes, and colors. Whether you're interested in the unique Testudinaria elephantipes or the unassuming Lithops, this guide will help you find the perfect succulent to suit your tastes. /n/n One of the great wonders of nature is the ability of plants to adapt and survive in the harshest of environments. Growing mostly in desert areas, succulents provide many fascinating examples of this. Among this plant group there is an astonishing variety of size, shape and hue to be found, ranging from Testudinaria elephantipes, with its swollen hemispherical wooden base, to stone plants such as Lithops, that are little more than a pair of swollen leaves. This book features 50 of the best varieties, and explains how to cultivate and care for them. Hardy and stoical, but also immensely varied, every grower will find a succulent to suit their tastes.