Sukkulente Euphorbien Volker Buddensiek

1998. 176 pages, 67 color photos, 27 drawings, bound.

Information on culture and propagation, botanical systematics and morphology, detailed description of 200 species; finally a good specialist book about euphorbias in German.
The ability to cope with dry heating air in winter makes euphorbias IDEAL PLANTS FOR THE APARTMENT. They fascinate with their unique abundance of unusual, sometimes bizarre growth types. There are richly flowering dwarf shrubs with a bonsai character and candelabra-shaped trees. There are plants with thorns that arise from inflorescences and spread out in a star shape and - unique in the plant kingdom - the amazing medusa heads. The book contains detailed descriptions of more than 200 species. Succulent euphorbias fascinate with their unique abundance of different appearances. Plant lovers will find a variety of unusual and sometimes bizarre growth types here. Within this genus of spurge plants there are richly flowering dwarf shrubs with a bonsai character and candelabra-shaped trees, plants with thorns that arise from inflorescences and spread out in a star shape, and - unique in the plant kingdom - the amazing medusa heads. The ability to cope with dry heating air in winter makes euphorbias ideal succulents for the home. A general part deals with the biology and morphology of succulent euphorbias; the peculiarities of culture and propagation are explained. The special part contains detailed descriptions of more than 200 species