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Books for succulent identification

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David Dickinson

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Books for succulent identification
« on: November 11, 2015, 10:01:44 AM »
I have just bought the following 3 books which are proving very useful for identification. Do any readers have any other favourites which they would recommend?  

"The Timberland Press Guide to Succulent Plants of the World", by Fred Dortort,
"Succulents: The Illustrated Dictionary"
"Succulents II: The New Illustrated Dictionary",

both by Maurizio Sajeva & Mariangela Costanzo
« Last Edit: November 11, 2015, 10:27:10 AM by Alisdair »
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I have a small garden in Rome, Italy. Some open soil, some concrete, some paved. Temperatures in winter occasionally down to 0°C. Summer temperatures up to 40°C in the shade. There are never watering restrictions but, of course, there is little natural water for much of June, July and August.
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Alisdair

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Re: Books for succulent identification
« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2015, 10:30:41 AM »
David, Thanks for these recommendations. I just looked at them on Amazon to see what they cost (i.e. whether I dared ask Helena for one as a Christmas present), and thought you'd be amused to know that a little gremlin in Amazon's cataloguing system has described The Illustrated Dictionary as "A brilliant and definitive account of great military genius at work"  :)
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Alisdair Aird
Gardens in SE England (Sussex); also coastal Southern Greece, and (in a very small way) South West France; MGS member (and former president); vice chairman RHS Lily Group, past chairman Cyclamen Society
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