Succulents, for the most part, are desert plants. Their fat, fleshy appendages are adapted to holding onto water where it's scarce. As such, they tend to grow either very slowly or very quickly ...

There are more than 10,000 types of succulents around the world, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Despite of the wide range of these plants you can still easily ...

Succulents are low-maintenance, but that doesn’t mean they’re indestructible. Here’s what to know about their soil, water and light needs.

Listen up, gardening newbies! Succulent plant care is a breeze, and this growing guide makes it even easier. Because these fleshy plants have adapted to dry environments, they store water in their ...

South Africa's succulents - small, fleshy, green plants sometimes shaped like roses or stars, and often found peeping out between rocks in dry areas - are sought after by an increasingly ...

But elephant's foot is not what you think. It is a type of succulent — unique plants with fleshy parts that retain water and grow in arid areas like South Africa's vast Karoo — and its greyish ...

He is affiliated with The Cactus and Succulent Plants Specialist Group of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission (SSC), the IUCN Sustainable Use and ...