A Splendour of Succulents & Cacti by Caroline Ball (Hardback Book)

A Splendour of Succulents & Cacti by Caroline Ball (Hardback Book)

Bodleian Library

Succulents, especially cacti, are the current focus of serious ecological studies but also the darlings of designers and style influencers. Their endearing, characterful looks have given them the status of trendy \u2018plant pets\u2019.\nBut succulentomania is not new. While these plants have always been part of the landscape in the dry vastnesses of the Americas, Australia and Africa, curiosities such as furry-flowered stapeliads and euphorbias like snakes were a source of fascination for early European plant collectors \u2013 and in eighteenth-century Bavaria a prosperous apothecary grew an \u2018American aloe\u2019 that astounded all who saw it.\nThis apothecary, Johann Wilhelm Weinmann, was the mastermind behind a groundbreaking book in which he aimed to include thousands of plants from all over the\n\nA Splendour of Succulents & Cacti\n\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease note:;

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