CACTI AND SUCCULENTS for beginners - INTRODUCTION | Difference between cactus and succulents

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Today we shall start a new series of videos grouped into a playlist called All about Succulents. And In the first video of this series will look into Introduction to Succulents and Cacti, the differences between cacti and succulents, the natural habitats of these plants and also Why succulents are so popular in gardening.

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A succulent is any plant with thick, fleshy water storage organs which can be leaves, stems or their roots. The word succos is derived from latin which means Juice or Sap. Common examples are Aloe vera, Cacti, Crassula species like jade plant and many others.
Succulent plants are hardy plants and adapted to survive arid and dry climatic conditions throughout the world and botanically such types of plants are called xerophytes.
One Point to Note is Cacti and Succulents are From Different plant families. But In Home gardening these plants are generally termed together as Cacti and Succulents. All Cacti are succulents, BUT not all succulents are cacti. So this is the only catch, otherwise both these groups have similar properties and also similar care tips for both. So, from now on, when I speak about succulents, cacti are also included in the conversation.
Well, Now lets talk about The native habitats of succulents are: These are naturally found in Deserts, Mountain tops, Jungles and also Near oceans.

Why succulents are Popular Ornamental Plants?

- There are over 10,000 species of succulents worldwide
- Succulents are about 3% of the flowering plants of the world
- They are beautiful and nearly indestructible meaning very easy to grow and drought tolerant plants – that is xerophytes.
- Interesting Ornamental plants with a variety of plant shapes, and leaves for home and garden décor.
- They do not require a lot of light and can be easily grown indoors.
- They are almost pest free and disease free.
- most succulents are not poisonous and infact have medicinal values.
- Easy to propagate and grow from cuttings.

So. There we have it folks. That was our introduction to Cacti and Succulents chapter. In our next video series, we will look into more topics on succulents like the classification and pictorial succulent plant identification, Tips and Care of succulents and so on..
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