Episode 259: Succulentomania - illustrations from an eighteenth century botanical treasury

On The Ledge

Jane Perrone

Houseplants, Leisure, Gardening, Home & Garden, Plants

4.8 • 773 Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

I talk to author Caroline Ball about her new book exploring a groundbreaking eighteenth century work whose illustrations of succulents are still much loved today.

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2:05.4	Okay. you a splendour of succulents and cacti. I'm your host, Jane Peron, and in this week's show, I'm talking to author Caroline all about
2:12.8	a groundbreaking book that brought succulents to life in the 18th century.
2:21.9	A correction from last week's Q&A episode, episode 258.
2:27.7	Lots of you said you enjoyed the show, but thank you to Kev's orchids for pointing out
2:31.3	that I made a boo-boo. I'm always happy to own up to my mistakes.
2:35.6	And in this case, the question from the happy plotter, which I said concerned a calatia,
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