{"id":40643,"date":"2017-01-14T18:00:24","date_gmt":"2017-01-14T11:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/alys-fowler-succulents-arent-just-for-hipsters\/"},"modified":"2017-01-14T18:23:12","modified_gmt":"2017-01-14T11:23:12","slug":"alys-fowler-succulents-arent-just-for-hipsters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/alys-fowler-succulents-arent-just-for-hipsters\/","title":{"rendered":"Alys Fowler: succulents aren\u2019t just for hipsters"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nMillennials do buy a lot of succulents, often in stylised, rather useless potsThe world\u2019s a bit bonkers these days. You don\u2019t need me to tell you that, but just in case you need further proof, I\u00a0give you this sentence: \u201cA typical yuccie loves succulents; a hipster would categorise them as a mainstream household plant.\u201d Yuccies are apparently young, urban creatives and they love succulents. I am not sure the first part of the sentence is true, but the second part is: millennials do buy a lot of succulents, often in stylised, rather useless pots. Meanwhile, I am fast becoming middle-aged, and grumpy with it \u2013 which is why I\u00a0feel the need to mutter darkly about useless pots and watering habits in houseplant shops.Succulents have leaves that are pumped up, thick and fleshy, so they act as water reserves. They do this because they grow in desert or semi-desert conditions. Such habitats are bound by one common theme: the soil is poor and very free-draining, sometimes sandy, sometimes rocky. When it rains, the plant needs to be able to\u00a0soak up water quickly, hence those leaves and stems that plump up, because the water isn\u2019t going to stick around. Sitting such a plant in a tea cup, vintage metal pot or any other container without a hole is like taking something that likes water to run away and sitting it in a bog. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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