Succulent: plants that adorn, embellish and do not take work to cultivate

The fatty plants archive water on leaves, stems or roots, allowing them to survive in dry places. This resistance makes them popular in the gardens and inside.

They belong to families such as Crassulaceae, Aizoaceae and Cactaceae, with different shapes and colors, but always with the ability to retain water.

The regions of Africa, America and Asia originate, adapted to deserts, mountains and coastal areas, taking advantage of little humidity.

Today they are cultivated all over the world, in gardens, vases and decorative arrangements, appreciated for beauty and practicality.

They can be kept at home, adapting well to the enlightened internal environments and composing the decoration with a sculptural shape.

Among the common types are Echerversia, Hawortia and Sedum, each with its own characteristics and a great visual charm.

Some, like Kalanchoe, give colorful flowers; Others, like the litopes, imitate stones on camouflage.

The leaves can be smooth, velvety, spiny or certain, protecting from water loss.

They have the photosynthesis of Cam, opening the stomatics at night and closing them during the day to avoid excessive sweating.

They need abundant light, preferably indirect, to maintain color and shape, avoiding extensive growth.

Irrigation follows the “wet and drying method, avoiding the excess that can rot the roots.

The soil should drain well, with its substrate and vases with holes on the bottom.

The ideal temperature is between 15 ° C and 27 ° C, with reduced watering in winter.

Fertilize one or twice a year in spring and in summer it helps in growth.

Some, like Aloe Vera, have medicinal uses, with healing and moisturizing properties.

They are easily propagated by leaves, batteries or divisions, multiplying quickly.

In the landscape, they appear in gardens of stones, terraries and minimalist compositions.

With beauty, resistance and few care, they have become a symbol of practicality in the cultivation of plants.