Coral Gables Historical Archive
The Times
Thursday, November 3, 1960, page 53 (of 63)
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If you find ordinary why not try growing
PHOTOGRAPH BY JOSEF MUENCH The sun cereus-out of the gnarled stock a burst of spectacular bloom. FEW PLANTS are more exotic or make better house plants than those known as the "cacti and other succulents." Yet few are so maligned and mistreated. Succulents, by definition "having watery tissue," are able to withstand long periods of drought. Some of them are jungle dwellers, but many (including the cactus group) are at home in the desert. You don't happen to live in a desert? Neither do I, but central heating has brought a warm, dry, indoor climate to American homes-perfect for the desert dwellers. Forget to water the African violets and philodendron for weeks at a time and see them suffer; neglect the cacti and they thrive, for nature has evolved them to survive drought. Besides being drought-resistant, cacti and many of the other succulents have another advantage over more tender house plants. They can stand temperature changes, so that during a northern winter they can get the abundant sunshine they need while standing near a chilly windowpane. After all, desert nights are a cold contrast to mid-day heat, with perhaps an eighty-degree drop of the mercury. Despite their built-in adaptability, however, the cacti and other succulents find few fanciers, and those few are often thought of as off-beat characters, fussing over "prickly plants that are so hard to grow." Actually, succulent culture is not difficult, just different. A friend who had admired the long, fragrant blossoms of my Easter lily cactus asked for, and was given, a "pup" to take home. "Don't plant the offset for about a month," I cautioned. "That will give the cut a chance to heal and will help keep the plant from rotting. Mix sand with the soil when you do plant the offset, and above all, be sparing with the water." THE DO'S and don'ts fell on deaf ears. A few weeks later my friend confided that the plant had died. "And I took such good care of it," she lamented. "As soon as I got home, I put it in a pot of nice black dirt-and I watered it faithfully so it wouldn't dry out. I'm just not the type to grow cactuses." How right she was! The "type 30 Suburbia Today, November 1960