Cacti flourish in the most exotic and arid places on the globe, where other plants fear to tread. Yet, many of these plants are easy to care for and have a forgiving nature. All aspects of the cultivation and care of cacti and other succulents are expertly covered. The authors even dispel the prickly myths and urban legends that have grown up around the cactus. Also in the Care Manual series: Roses, Bonsai, Clematis, Fuchsia, Magnolias, and Rhododendrons.
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Once you get past the nice pictures, the text unravels. There are several specimens that the authors have misnamed (Joshua Tree being Yucca whippleii vs. Y, brevifolia) and the descriptions of others is very coarse. There is a small section on Myths, of which the paper space is wasted with utter nonsense. The care and culture information is conflicting and for the begginer, surely to discourage building a collection as plants would be sure to perish. The information in general is a rehash of text from the other ill conceived tomes on the market. In closing, the index misses some of the plants that are presented in photos; Dudleya for example. Would not recommend for anyone other than the person that has to have every book on the subject matter.
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Succulent plants, of which cacti are but one family, have developed ways of storing water so that, in a period of temporary water shortage, they are able to draw on their reserves, unlike many ordinary plants that will quickly wilt and die without water. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Succulent plants, of which cacti are but one family, have developed ways of storing water so that, in a period of temporary water shortage, they are able to draw on their reserves, unlike many ordinary plants that will quickly wilt and die without water. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
globular cacti, free root run, growing cacti, succulent species, indoor cultivation, white spines, many cacti, succulent plants, grown species, specialty nurseries, strong spines, mealy bug, red margin, worth growing, more ribs, small genus Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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