• A book by Graham Charles about one of the most popular cactus genera

• Based on years of observation in habitat and cultivation

• The first time so much information has been available in English

• Foreword by Dr. Nigel Taylor, Curator of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

• 288 pages case-bound with dust jacket, 280 x 210mm (the same page size as the New Cactus Lexicon)

• 624 colour pictures of plants in nature, their habitats, plants in culture and historic illustrations

• 75 Detailed distribution maps showing where each species grows

• The History, Characteristics, Classification, and Distribution of the genus

• Advice on Cultivation

• Extensive index to help you look up the names on your labels

• List of GC Gymno. Field Numbers

Publication Date:

May 15th 2009