A Splendour of Succulents & Cacti Ball Caroline
A stunning gift book of eighteenth-century illustrations of succulents and cacti.Succulents, especially cacti, are both the focus of serious ecological studies and the darlings of designers and style…
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A stunning gift book of eighteenth-century illustrations of succulents and cacti.Succulents, especially cacti, are both the focus of serious ecological studies and the darlings of designers and style influencers. Their endearing qualities have recently given them the status of trendy "plant pets," but this "succulentomania" is not new. While succulents have always been part of the landscape in the vast, dry climates of the Americas, Australia, and Africa, curiosities such as furry-flowered stapeliads and serpentine euphorbias were also a source of fascination for early European plant collectors.In eighteenth-century Bavaria, a prosperous apothecary grew an "American aloe" that astounded all who saw it. This apothecary, Johann Wilhelm Weinmann, was the mastermind behind a groundbreaking book that included thousands of plants from all over the world, with