Piante Grasse: tutti i segreti su Cactus e Dintorni: il sito per appassionati di Piante Grasse

English version by Massimiliano Marconi, thanks

Welcome to CACTUS E DINTORNI, the site for keen on Succulents with over 2,000 photos, helpful advices and illustrated cards on cacti and succulents. To explore the site, we recommend that you use the menu or follow the links to the thematic areas listed below. If you are looking for something specific, use the internal search engine (beta) or the site map. Good navigation!

CACTUS E DINTORNI: THEMATIC AREAS

Getting to know them

Succulents general information
The life of plants and their secrets
Cactaceous forms how to recognize them
Photo galleries identifying your plants using photo images
How to photograph them succulents and photography
Widenings section open to the contributions of visitors
Glossary a guide to technical and botanical terminology
Review of books title to satisfy everyone's tastes and needs
CD-DVD-eBook our publications

How and where they live

all you need to know

Habitats of succulents
Distribution of cactus

How to preserv them

let’s protect the environment and its biodiversity

International organizations C.I.T.E.S. - I.O.S. - I.S.I.
Code of conduct let's protect the environment and its biodiversity

How to grow them

Cultivation guide techniques, advice and cultivation tips
Cultivation notes cacti based on personal experiences
Cactaceous genera 99 cards, one for each genus, covering 300 species
Subfamilies the cactus classification of the I.C.S.G.
Epiphytic cacti how to grow, propagate and bring them to flower
Succulents non cacti 34 families and 150 genera
Winter minimums ideal temperatures in a conservatory
The greenhouse how to buildit on your own
Seed raising and the propagator for successfull sowing
F. A. Q. frequently asked questions