Southern Africa is the natural home of the richest and most diverse succulent flora in the world. Following on the success of the user-friendly first edition, this eagerly anticipated new edition has been fully revised and expanded, and now features some 900 southern African succulents, focusing on the most interesting and commonly encountered species.
An introduction to plant families and their key features points readers to the relevant group, while concise species accounts describing each plant's diagnostic features, teamed with images and distribution maps, enable quick identification of species.
The book also offers:
- A guide to the defining features of succulents
- Multiple colour photographs of all featured species
- The uses of succulents
- Conservation alerts
- A section on gardening with succulents
More than just an ID guide for plant lovers, this book will inspire gardeners who are turning to indigenous, low-maintenance and waterwise plants for cultivation.
