Palms and Cycads: A Complete Guide to Selecting, Growing and Propagating

by David Squire

Overview

Providing comprehensive information on care and cultivation, as well as sound advice on determining perfect plant location, this reference profiles 99 palm and 17 cycad species. Plantlovers looking to add a tropical accent to the garden or wanting to invest in a low-maintenance houseplant will find plenty of guidance in this alphabetical guide to plants suited to a variety of climates and soil types. A special section also provides help with matching palm species to indoor and outdoor settings and features further brief entries on 85 palms and 18 cyad species, making it an extremely useful source book for gardeners, interiorscapers, and landscapers all over the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781883052560
Publisher:	Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
Publication date:	04/01/2007
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.72(d)

About the Author

David Squire is a horticulturist and the author of more than 70 gardening and plant-related books including Small Gardens, Successful Bonsai, and The Scented Garden, which won the Garden Writers of America Quill and Trowel Award.