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    Guide To Growing Cacti And Succulents
    Guide To Growing Cacti And Succulents
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    Guide To Growing Cacti And Succulents

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    As a young boy I remember going to the local garden centre with my mother and seeing the strange succulents growing in small pots at the till. It was there that I received my first tiny succulent plant. It was not long before I inevitably managed to overwater it through too much love. Upset by the loss, we made another trip to the garden centre to find a replacement. Eventually, I started to work out what succulents needed, and my plant began to flourish. Needless to say, one plant became two and before I knew it I had caught the bug and had a bit of ‘succulent fever’. Succulent plants have a wonderful diversity. Succulence can be found in about sixty different plant families and across over 650 genera within those families, but the majority of succulent plants are found within four families: Aizoaceae, Cactaceae, Crassulaceae, Euphorbiaceae. They have an amazing ability to fascinate people – maybe because they are such oddities, being unlike other plants. I suppose you could say they are a little alien. This is true in some way when you consider the arid environments where they grow: they are from another world or at least not one most people are familiar with. They defiantly capture the imagination with their unique forms, colours, textures and ability to adapt and survive the harsh environments they live in. Add all these factors together in a small, decorative terracotta pot and you have the perfect pot plant – interesting, decorative and thriving (for the most part) on neglect. It’s not hard to see how these plants capture our imagination and, for some of us, they become an absorbing hobby.
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      Guide To Growing Cacti And Succulents - Jideon F Marques

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      Guide to growing Cacti and Succulents

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      Introduction to growing cacti and succulents

      —

      INTRODUCTION

      A sunny spot in the house is perfect for a cluster of potted succulents.

      THE VALUE OF SUCCULENT PLANTS

      As a young boy I remember going to the local garden centre with my mother and seeing the strange succulents growing in small pots at the till. It was there that I received my first tiny succulent plant. It was not long before I inevitably managed to overwater it through too much love. Upset by the loss, we made another trip to the garden centre to find a replacement. Eventually, I started to work out what succulents needed, and my plant began to flourish. Needless to say, one plant became two and before I knew it I had caught the bug and had a bit of ‘succulent fever’.

      Succulent plants have a wonderful diversity. Succulence can be found in about sixty different plant families and across over 650 genera within those families, but the majority of succulent plants are found within four families: Aizoaceae, Cactaceae, Crassulaceae, Euphorbiaceae. They have an amazing ability to fascinate people –

      maybe because they are such oddities, being unlike other plants. I suppose you could say they are a little alien. This is true in some way when you consider the arid environments where they grow: they are from another world or at least not one most people are familiar with. They defiantly capture the imagination with their unique forms, colours, textures and ability to adapt and survive the harsh environments they live in. Add all these factors together in a small, decorative terracotta pot and you have the perfect pot plant – interesting, decorative and thriving (for the most part) on neglect. It’s not hard to see how these plants capture our imagination and, for some of us, they become an absorbing hobby.

      Succulents have always been popular plants to grow but, in recent years, with the increasing amount of information on social media including about rare species, they have become a fashionable craze and a bit of an obsession for some people.

      This impressive display was created for an open day in the Tropical Nursery at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

      A succulent plant can be defined as any plant that has the ability to store water within its tissues, and the word ‘succulent’ is derived from the Latin word sucus (juice), which refers to this characteristic. Where succulents store water can differ between species: some do so in their leaves; others in their stems; while yet more conserve water in their roots – or sometimes in a combination of these places. Based on this characteristic, succulents can be very loosely divided into leaf succulents, stem succulents and root succulents.

      The large majority of cacti are leafless stem succulents, with the exception of a few species that have semi-succulent leaves. As well as their succulent stems, some cacti also have a thick tuberous and succulent taproot to help them withstand dry periods.

      The fact that all cacti store water means that they can all be classed as succulents. It is, however, worth remembering that, although cacti make up a large percentage of species considered succulent, not all succulents are cacti. Succulent Euphorbia, like cacti, are largely stem succulents and mostly leafless – and some have succulent roots, too. Meanwhile, Aizoaceae and Crassulaceae are leaf succulents – some with succulent stems and a few with succulent roots.

      How succulent a species is largely depends on the environment in which it grows naturally. Succulents from harsher environments will have the ability to store more water and withstand longer periods of drought compared to species that grow in less arid environments.

      Types of succulent plants

      Leaf succulent

      Gibbaeum dispar

      Root succulent

      Lophophora williamsii

      Stem succulent

      Euphorbia polygona var. horrida

      Columnar cactus

      Stenocereus thurberi

      Epiphytic cactus

      Rhipsalis spp.

      Globular cactus

      Echinocactus grusonii

      Shrubby cactus

      Opuntia microdasys

      Trailing or clumping cactus

      Cleistocactus winteri

      Pieter van Wyk (SANParks) and Alex Summers (Cambridge University Botanic Garden) are seen here documenting succulents in the Richtersveld, South Africa.

      WHERE DO SUCCULENTS GROW?

      The first answer that jumps to mind is deserts, and it is true that deserts around the world hold a high diversity of succulent plants. However, cacti and succulents can also be found growing in a wide range of other places.

      What their habitats have in common is a lack of water, at least for periods of the year –

      the length of time that these areas experience drought differing considerably. The largest desert in the world is Antarctica, where there is plenty of water but it is mostly frozen. The very arid desert environments in which some cactus and succulents grow receive very little rainfall throughout the year: for example, the Atacama Desert in South America is considered one of the driest places on the planet and gets an average of 15mm/½in of rain per annum; and the Richtersveld in South Africa receives less than 200mm/8in per annum yet it is considered a biodiversity hotspot. Within these extreme environments, succulents often take advantage of ecological niches, where they try to avoid the harsh conditions by growing under the protection of larger shrubs or in between rocks or boulders. Many species nestle at the bases of nurse plants: for example, the saguaro cactus ( Carnegiea gigantea) is protected by a nurse plant when young. Other succulents may flourish in quartz gravel plains, where the quartz crystals reflect sunlight, thereby keeping the ground cooler and conserving

      moisture. Succulents often prefer the cooler slope of a mountain, and may also thrive in dunes, where they make the most of coastal fog or dew. Coastal regions also attract succulent species that enjoy shallow soils on rocky cliffs or the saline conditions, which reduce the availability of water for most types of plants.

      Succulent Aizoaceae are dotted across this pink-quartz gravel landscape.

      These Cheiridopsis flowers open in bright light and close later, as the sun sets.

      The vast landscape of the southern African deserts can prove quite humbling. Rocky outcrops such as this often contain a high diversity of botanical treasures nestled in the rocks.

      Seasonally dry areas that at certain times of the year may have high rainfall, yet have periods with little to no rain too, provide a suitable environment for some succulents.

      When at high altitude, these habitats generally experience high winds, shallow soil, cooler or freezing temperatures, where succulence may be advantageous. Other situations where you may find succulent colonies are in areas such as shallow rocky soils within rain shadows of mountains or places protected by other plant species with the succulents growing epiphytically.

      Spot the Argyroderma concealed among the stones in the quartz flats of the Knersvlakte.

      Where you can see succulents

      The best place to start is at your local botanical garden, which is bound to have an array of succulents on display: for example, the Princess of Wales Conservatory at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew houses a large variety of species, as does the succulent collection in the Botanical Garden, University of Zurich, Switzerland. Look out for shows or join your local cactus and succulent club. These groups often have events or

      meet-ups where you can see and talk about succulent plants. Or next time you are booking a holiday why not go and see them in their natural habitat.

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