Webmaster's Choice
In response to frequent queries about books dealing with succulent plants, here is a personal selection of titles.
Although many classic titles are out-of-print, they can often be obtained second-hand from Barnes & Nobles' extensive network of second-hand dealers. The information in specialist reference books often remains relevant and may not be available elsewhere.
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Adromischus by John Pilbeam, Chris Rodgerson and D. Tribble (1998)
Publisher: Cirio Publishing Services Ltd., Southampton. United Kingdom. ISBN: 0-9520382-3-X
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Left: Agaves of Continental North America
by Howard Scott Gentry (1988) 2nd printing
Publisher: University of Arizona Press.
ISBN: 0-8165-0775-9
a "must have" classic, available secondhand
or new as paperback
Right: Agaves, Yuccas and Related Plants:
a Gardener's Guide
by Mary Irish and Gary Irish (2000)
Publisher: Timber Press Inc. Portland, Oregon, USA.
ISBN: 0-88192-442-3
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Guide to the Aloes of South Africa by Ben-Erik van Wyk and Gideon Smith (1996)
Publisher: Briza Publications, Pretoria. South Africa. ISBN: 1-875093-04-4
Cacti for the Connoisseur by John Pilbeam (1987)
Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated. ISBN: 0881920436
Cacti of the Southwest by W. Hubert Earle ( 1963, Revised 1980)
Publisher: Rancho Arroyo Book Distributor, Arizona. USA. ISBN: 0-9358-10-31-05
Cacti of Texas and Neighboring States by Del Weniger (1988)
Publisher: University of Texas Press, USA. ISBN: 0-292-71063-1
Cactus Handbook by Erik Haustein (1988)
Publisher: Octopus Books Ltd. London. United Kingdom. ISBN: 0-7064-2582-0
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Caudiciform and Pachycaul Succulents: Fat Plants by Gordon D. Rowley (1987)
Publisher: Strawberry Press, California, USA.
ISBN:0-912647-03-5
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The Genus Conophytum by Steven Hammer (1993)
Publisher: Succulent Plant Publications, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa. ISBN: 0-620-17633-4
The Genus Echinocereus by Nigel P. Taylor (1985)
Publisher: Collingridge Books, Twickenham. United Kingdom. ISBN: 0-600-35885-2
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Gasterias of South Africa: A New Revision of a Major Succulent Group
by E.J. van Jaarsveld (1994)
Publisher: Fernwood Press (Pty) Ltd., Vlaeberg, South Africa. ISBN: 1-874950-01-6
- a beautifully illustrated classic.
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Gymnocalycium: A Collector's Guide
by John Pilbeam and Bill Weightman (Photographer) (1995)
Publisher: A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam. The Netherlands. ISBN: 90-5410-192-X
- an indispensable guide to these beautiful free-flowering cacti.
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Haworthia and Astroloba: A Collector's Guide by John Pilbeam (1983)
Publisher: B.T. Batsford Ltd., London. United Kingdom. ISBN: 0-7134-0534-1
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Hoya Handbook: A Guide for the Grower and Collector
by Dale Kloppenburg Ann Wayman (1993)
Publisher: Orca Publishing. ISBN: 0963048910
- some people have criticised the naming of particular species,
but this is one of the few books on Hoyas.
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Lexicon of Succulent Plants by Hermann Jacobsen (1970) Publisher: Offizin Andersen Nexo, Leipzig. German Democratic Republic. ISBN: 07137-0652-X
- a little out of date but still useful.
Lithops Flowering Stones by Desmond T. Cole (1988)
Publisher: Acorn Books CC, South Africa. ISBN: 0-620-09678-0
- a classic that has kept its value.
Lithops Treasures of the Veld by Steven A. Hammer (1999)
Publisher: East Anglian Engraving Co. Ltd., Norwich. United Kingdom. ISBN: 0-902-099-59-0
Mammillaria by John Pilbeam (1999)
Publisher: Cirio Publishing Services, Southampton. United Kingdom. ISBN: 0-9528302-8-0
Medicinal Plants of South Africa by Ben-Eric van Wyk, Bosch van Oudtshoorn and Nigel Gericke (1997)
Publisher: Briza Publications, Pretoria. South Africa. ISBN: 1-875093-09-5
Mesembs of the World by Gideon F. Smith, Pascale Chesselet, Ernst J. van Jaarsveld, Heidi Hartmann, Steven Hammer, Ben-Erik van Wyk, Priscilla Burgoyne, Cornelia Flak and Hubert Kurzweil (1998)
Publisher: Briza Publications, Pretoria. South Africa. ISBN: 1-875093-13-3
Plants of Arizona by Anne Orth Epple and Lewis E. Epple (Photographer) (1997)
Publisher: Falcon Press Publishing Co. Inc., Montana. USA. ISBN: 1-56044-563-7
Native American Ethnobotany by Daniel E. Moerman (1998)
Publisher: Timber Press, Portland, Oregon. ISBN: 0-88192-453-9
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Sedum: Cultivated Stonecrops by Ray Stephenson reprinted (1999)
Publisher: Timber Press Inc. Oregon, USA
ISBN: 0-88192-238-2
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Texas Wildflowers: A Field Guide
by Campbell Loughmiller and Lynn Loughmiller (revised 2006)
Publisher: University of Texas Press, USA. ISBN: 0292712863
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