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How to Grow Succulents Succulent, any plant with thick fleshy tissues tailored to water storage. Some succulents (e.g., cacti) save water solely in the stem and have no leaves or very small leaves, whereas others (e.g., agaves) save water ordinarily in the leaves. Most succulents have deep or vast root structures and are native to both deserts or areas that have a semiarid season. Succulent plant life is located in greater than 60 plant families, with individuals of Aizoaceae, Cactaceae, and Crassulaceae being dominantly succulent. A wide variety is cultivated as ornamentals and houseplants, together with Aloe, Echeveria, Kalanchoe, and others. Trees Dracaena, the dragon trees, consists of such houseplants as D. marginata, from Madagascar, which types clusters of twisted stems topped through rosettes of narrow, leathery leaves. Other examples are D. deremensis 'Warneckei, ' with its handsome, symmetrical rosette of sword-shaped, milky-green leaves with white stripes; and D. sanderiana, the ribbon plant, a diminutive and slender, incredibly variegated species that can be grown in water. Similar in look is Pandanus veitchii, which has a rosette of leathery, sword-shaped leaves-glossy inexperienced and banded white-arranged in spirals. Several subtropical evergreens can be grown in cooler areas indoors. Preeminent amongst them is the Norfolk Island pine (Araucaria heterophylla, or A. excelsa)-not a real pine-an straightforward sleek conifer with tiered branches of sparkling inexperienced needles; it is long-lived even in dim corners in any temperature above freezing. Podocarpus, the somber Buddhist pine, types dense pyramids of dark-green needle-like leaves; it additionally prefers cooler locations. Succulent flowers provide something very distinct to the garden. The fleshy, evergreen leaves are frequently glaucous and as a crew, they add some other distinct texture to a backyard scene. Succulents fall into many one-of-a-kind genera and come from many components of the world. What unites them is their capacity to face up to lengthy intervals besides water. Many succulents are native to dry, arid regions, together with deserts, the place rainfall is scarce. As such they want very little watering and are appropriate to developing in low-maintenance planting schemes. Popular succulents consist of sedums, sempervivums, agaves, and aeoniums. All are grown for their foliage instead of their flowers. Succulents additionally make proper residence plants
