Definition of Succulent Plant

The vegetationin the world is certainly varied and we can find the most diverse species, meanwhile, one of the most curious and particular are the so-called succulent plants that can generally be found in environments characterized by their aridity and dryness.

Because precisely this type of plants, whether in their leaves, stems or estate, they have a huge reserve of Water, much superior to the rest of the plants, which will serve as a reserve to survive for a long time and especially when the climatic conditions are rather dry.

Meanwhile, these types of plants have some tricks to retain water, for example, many of them have hairs on their leaves that facilitate water retention and another alternative occurs in the Cactus, succulent plants par excellence and that use their features thorns to retain water.

As we just pointed out, cacti are undoubtedly "the stars" of succulent plants, and it should also be noted that in the present plants have become very popular, in street stalls or in traditional nurseries they are offered as an excellent alternative given that they do not have excessive care and surely to this aspect we must attribute that enormous interest in acquire them.

They do not demand too much attention, they are naturally healthy, and they do not have to be watered continuously given the intrinsic characteristics that we mentioned. What is recommended is to water them once a week or every two days and in little quantity. This will also depend on the amount of sun that hits them, as they always need a good share of sun on their being.
And regarding the I usually, it ideal it is a sandy one or one in which the water drains considerably.

Indoors or outdoors, cacti are fantastic because they are very ornamental, especially those very rustic and original and ranging between blue, green and gray colors, which look great everywhere and even allow you to combine them with the furniture.

And the last great advantage that is recognized is that they reproduce simply so we only have to have a plant to multiply it.