Cactus basics : a comprehensive guide to cultivation and care

Anyone can grow extraordinary and exotic cacti and succulents with confidence, using this fully-illustrated, inspiring and practical new guide.

In its 80-page A to Z directory, gardeners encounter every strange and beautiful species and variety: sea-urchin-like "astrophytum"; woollily bearded "espostoas"; fiercely golden-spined "ferocactus"; bizarre-shaped tree-like cactus; hallucinogenic "peyote"; 40-feet high "pachycereus," hanging donkey's tails; statuesque aloes, and ground-hugging, jewel-like flowering "conophytums," Displacing the myths and legends, such as these plants don't need water or light, it offers comprehensive easy-to-follow instructions on building a collection; pests and diseases, seed raising; repotting; greenhouse cultivation; equipment; and more.