Plants and Flowers

Most succulents grow for only some months in the year and all the rest time they have rest and have insignificant demands. With some few exceptions cactus in a container will try to adapt its life to the changing seasons and will grow primarily in the spring and fall and resting shortly in the hottest part of summer and sleep through the whole winter. It is vital to provide plenty of water during periods of intensive growth and even more important to stop watering when these plants are resting.
In a more humid climate most of succulents need almost no water when they are resting and this, perhaps, caused the hearsay that these plants thrive when they are neglected. Almost any cactus in a four season climate will soon die if it is treated as any tropical broadleaf plant. It is true, partially, that these spiny beauties need less care than many other container plants, but they demand strict schedule in everything. It is very important to understand how to adjust plant care activities to provide the best possible life for succulents.