An Arizona botanist and his co-author take the reader on an imagined trip into the desert to meet the cactus family: saguaro, prickly pear, cholla, barrel cactus and the night-blooming cereus. They explain spines and other peculiarities, seedlings, the spring parade of flowers and the uses people have made of the plants, with practical advice on making a cactus garden.
Warm, accessible natural history for gardeners and desert lovers. Download the free EPUB.