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Cactus flowers
A spiny gallery
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Where do cacti live?
What makes cacti special?
Super Succulents
Leaf succulents
Large ones – agave
Small ones – lithops
Stem succulents
Caudex succulents
Succulent flowers
Those names
Puzzle
Succulents are any plants that are adapted to store water.
This means that they can live in dry areas, where there is not much rainfall, or it only rains at long intervals.
They come in all sorts of shapes and sizes from the tiniest plants to giant trees.
Some succulents store water in their leaves. More
They can be very large. More
Or very small. More
Some succulents store water in their stems or roots.
They are known as stem succulents. More
Or caudiciform succulents. More
Follow the links above to find out more about these different types of succulent.
The plant on the left is commonly known as the panda plant, and is usually easy to grow.
Many succulents have small, but very beautiful and interesting flowers. We have some pictures of them in Succulent flowers.
Most succulents can be grown in the same way as cacti but others need special treatment. See Lithops.
