Includes index

"Have you just joined the cactus craze? Do you want to know how to make your little bundle of spikes thrive, flower and breed? This quirky pocket-sized book is your essential guide to pleasing your prickly pet. Your cactus may be surviving, but is it happy? There's so much more to these little green plants than just keeping them alive. Happy Cactus gets right to the point with practical advice from potting to propagating. Unearth the secrets of different cacti and succulents, with profiles on more than 50 popular varieties - from the cute, flowering pincushion cactus to the wacky prickly pear, discover what makes your plant unique and how it might behave when treated with a little bit of love. Find out where to put it, when to water it, what to feed it, what to look out for and how to encourage its distinctive traits, from flower stalks to fast growth. Flick through inspirational features to help you create a show-stopping cactus display. Whether you're a young urbanite seeking a stylish houseplant for your flat but struggling to keep more temperamental plants alive, or a green-fingered cactus enthusiast determined to get your precious plant to grow and flower this year, Happy Cactus is here to answer all your questions." --

Your cactus may be surviving, but is it happy? This guidebook shows that there's so much more to these little green plants than just keeping them alive. The articles get right to the point with practical advice from potting to propagating. With profiles on more than 50 popular varieties, you'll discover what makes your plant unique and how it might behave when treated with a little bit of love. You'll also learn how to create a show-stopping cactus display. And you may even be able to get your precious plant to grow and flower this year! -- adapted from publisher info

Myth-busting -- Choose it -- Choose a pot -- Plant & position it -- Water & feed it -- Repot it -- Share it -- Pests & diseases