Roger's pick: The Wonderful World of Succulents - Part I of III

Succulent plants are a diversified family that has been around for a long time and their popularity is growing fast with new and fascinating cultivars. I cannot think of a family of plants that is more varied, has more colors, shapes, forms and textures than the various succulent genera.

Their water storage components are found in their leaves, stems and trunks with their root systems capturing and holding onto moisture in times of drought.

In areas of the world that receive only a few inches of rainfall a year, certain succulents have adapted with their astonishing internal water storing capa...