Open in App
  • Local
  • U.S.
  • Election
  • Politics
  • Crime
  • Sports
  • Lifestyle
  • Education
  • Real Estate
  • Newsletter
  • Denton Record-Chronicle

    From a Denton County Master Gardener: Succulents can withstand dry times, but don’t drown them

    2024-06-21
    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1m6TO8_0tzhL2lU00
    A variety of succulents — aloe vera, silver jelly bean, coppertone sedum, “Fred Ives” graptoveria, hen and chicks, pink vygie, fine gold leaf sedum — in a container at the Dallas Arboretum. Brad Loper/Dallas Morning News file photo

    What is a succulent? Succulents are plants that have thickened, fleshy parts used to retain water in arid conditions. Gardeners grow them because of their varied, striking, unusual appearance, as well as their ability to thrive with relatively little care.

    Many plant families include succulents. It seems as if it would be easy to grow succulents by putting them in soil, giving them a little water and putting them in the sun, but it isn’t quite that easy. Succulents can be a challenge.

    Expand All
    Comments / 0
    Add a Comment
    YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
    Most Popular newsMost Popular

    Comments / 0