There are many flowers that require very little watering, making them perfect for gardeners who are forgetful, lazy or ...

Cacti are perhaps the best-known desert plants. They have thick stems that store water, and sparse leaves that minimize evaporation. Some cacti, such as the saguaro, can grow to be over 20 feet tall.

The roots can either store nutrients for later ... if you turn them over to look at the underside. Once the water is in the leaf, the plant can use it as part of photosynthesis to make food.

Some plants have developed thicker leaves with a waxy coating. This helps to prevent water loss. Other plants have special structures that store water, such as spines or fleshy leaves. No matter ...

There may be a whole range of reasons why it's not good to water plants in the middle of the day, but is burning the plant's leaves one of them? Dr Karl investigates the physics of plants and water.

These desert-dwellers suffer more than most, from over-zealous plant parents wielding watering cans. As already outlined, succulents store water in their fleshy leaves, and are adapted to dry ...

It’s gardening season, and it’s a good time to unpack common myths about drought-tolerant plants. Denver7 spoke with the ...

Because these fleshy plants have adapted to dry environments, they store water in their leaves, stems and roots. They’re largely self-sufficient, which means succulent plant care is mostly hands ...