This Wisley gardening companion combines "Cacti", "Succulents" and "Air Plants and other Bromeliads" in a single volume. It includes a wide variety of colour photographs of rare and exotic cacti, with guidelines for cultivation and propagation. This information complements the text of succulents, which is also practical and will enable the beginner to grow these plants successfully. There is a detailed approach to the bromeliads, the pineapple family of plants, the characteristic of which is that they grow without roots in the soil and take nourishment from rain and the accumulation of plant and other organic remains. Bromeliads number 2000 species in more than 20 genera. Information is presented in a concise and logical manner. It includes: a fully descriptive plant list; instructions for propagation by seed, cuttings and offsets; lists of suppliers and societies; and a full index.
- ISBN10 0304320765
- ISBN13 9780304320769
- Publish Date 11 January 1996
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 12 January 1999
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Octopus Publishing Group
- Imprint Cassell Illustrated
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 192
- Language English