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Are succulents flowers?

Is succulent a flower

Succulent is also called succulent or polypody plant, it can store a lot of water in its leaves, there are many species of succulents, the common ones are Sedum, Cactus, Lily, Euphorbiaceae, and Pangaea.

Succulents are flowers, most of which are called succulents, polypody plants, which have plump fleshy stems, leaves or root systems, and a wide variety of species, including all the species of the cactus family, Senecioidea, as well as some species of more than 50 other families.

Succulents bloom

Succulents all bloom, some bloom every year, some bloom only every few years, to get succulents to bloom, you need to give plenty of light conditions, and increase the light hours in winter, as well as replenish the nutrients, it's best to buy a special succulent fertilizer.

The succulent plants generally raise 2-3 years will bloom, the faster growth of a year can bloom, but there are some more than ten years will not open, such as the yellow flower Shobo, golden branch jade leaves, succulents will bloom a small golden yellow flowers or red flowers, and pink flowers.

Flower language and symbolism: eternal solidarity, blood ties, because the varieties are different, the flowers bloom differently, so the language and symbolism are naturally different.

Most of the succulents origin is in South America, North America, the beginning of the cultivation of succulent research, in fact, is the more developed maritime business of some countries, it is also the earliest growth in the more arid areas, China's introduction of succulent species from foreign countries in the continuous increase.

Characteristics of succulents

The ability to grow succulents are very good, and are very fond of sunlight, usually receive more light the more adequate its growth state is better, it is generally very large, looks very small and lovely, but also very good planting, breeding is also very easy.

What does a succulent look like

The leaves of succulents are arranged in pairs, alternate, reciprocal pairs, whorls, etc., and the leaves of the native species are rosette shaped, and the shape is compact and nice to look at, and there is often only one pair of leaves connecting the whole plant in the family of Pancreaticaceae species.