Succulents

The drought in California has been ongoing for four years and this has huge impact on water usage. To cut water use, cities across California is encouraging removing lawns and planting drought tolerant plants.

Succulents are plants that require less water and still look nice and pretty. Succulent plants are also known as fat plants and have parts that are thick and fleshy in order to retain water. These plants thrive very well in arid climates which make them suitable in Southern California with its dry climate.

These plants are usually planted as ornamental plants because of their unusually beautiful and striking appearance. Most have green to blue color such as the Agave and often have needles. Home centers usually have a section for succulents and offer a variety of these plants to choose from.

A few of succulents bloom but most do not. What they lack in colorful bloom is compensated by their unusual and fleshy appearance. Succulents do not only require less water, they are also almost carefree and very little care.