7 reasons to love succulents, see how many apply to you

"Once you fall into the succulent pit, it's as deep as the sea." If you've never grown succulents, you may never understand what this means. Watching succulent lovers fuss over their plants every day, tearing apart balconies, climbing onto rooftops, buying soil, and even picking through trash just to grow succulents, most people who have never grown succulents probably won't understand. But in the eyes of succulent lovers, there really are many reasons to grow them. Don't believe it? Then read on.

1. Succulents are beautiful

First, succulents come in a thousand shapes and forms, and different varieties have different kinds of beauty. The cuteness of Peach Egg (Graptopetalum amethystinum) and Bear's Paw (Cotyledon tomentosa), the ethereal elegance of thin-leaved varieties, the mystery of Aeonium, the grandeur of Echeveria agavoides, and the crystal clarity of Haworthia - each has its own charm.

Second, the difference between succulents and ordinary flowers is that succulents have both the beauty that ordinary flowers have and the longevity that ordinary flowers don't. The "flash in the pan" phenomenon basically never happens with succulents.

2. Succulents are easy to grow

Many friends may feel that succulents are hard to grow, but actually, once you're familiar with your actual environment and your succulents' habits, growing them is very easy. It's nothing more than mastering light, water, temperature, humidity, and ventilation. Compared to ordinary flowers that need frequent watering, succulents don't need watering for ten days to half a month - isn't that easy to grow?

3. Succulents are cheap

Yes, you read that right - succulents are cheap. Not to mention the common varieties that can look stunningly beautiful for just three or five yuan, even expensive varieties will see their prices plunge after a period of time, so those of us who are poor just need to wait a while. And the key thing is, one leaf or one short stem can propagate countless pots of succulents - if that's not cheap, what is?

4. Growing succulents gives you a sense of achievement

From one leaf to countless pots of succulents, from a single head to a large cluster, from a bean sprout to an old stump, from a plate of plain green to a vision of jelly colors - every process, every experience is a story. Watching the changes from nothing to something, from small to large, from few to many, how could you not feel satisfaction, how could you not feel a sense of achievement?

5. Expand your knowledge and improve your hands-on skills

Mixing soil, trimming roots, potting, making DIY flower pots from waste materials, beheading, leaf propagation, renovating balconies, building plant shelves...... Things that seem impressive to others become routine for us to do ourselves. The varieties and families of succulents, the color and shape combinations for succulent arrangements, the lighting and focal length when photographing succulents....... All kinds of knowledge keep expanding, and the soul keeps being enriched.

6. Succulents have healing power

Since growing succulents, I no longer play mobile games. Every day I get up early and the first thing I do is look at my succulents, bathe in the morning sunlight, breathe fresh air - I feel refreshed, light and healthy, no longer in a daze every day.

7. Elevate your classiness

Open your social media feed, and it's no longer selfies with peace signs and endless toxic motivational quotes, but a screen full of adorable succulents - it's practically a high-class photography magazine, making people envious and jealous.

Actually, there are many more benefits to growing succulents. Please leave a comment to add more!

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