Many find similarities between the succulents and the cacti and that means that, in many cases, they use the same tools and resources to take care of the garden in which there are both species. But not everything is so similar and you have to discover the differences.
The experts in succulents maintain that, when putting together our garden, it will be important to discern how to care for the succulents and in what way to cacti, because they have similarities but they are not identical.
Regarding the differences between the succulents and the cacti, we must remember that not all plants that have thorns are cacti and, therefore, they should be treated in a special way.
The important thing is to know that both are succulent plants, which are those plants that present thickened tissues, where they accumulate water, and an acid metabolism of crassulaceae; and that is why all cacti are succulent plants.
It will be important to remember that cacti are succulents what They belong to the family of cacti originating mainly from America and tropical Africa. They are grouped into more than 15 genera and 73 species.
Cacti are characterized by having thorns, a resource with which they prevent animals from eating them. They have a crucial capacity and that is that they can capture dewdrops that appear during the first hours of the day and store liquid to survive.
Succulents and the desert
The great confusion that exists between the succulents and the cactus has to do fundamentally with the place from which they originate, for example.
Cacti can survive without water much longer than succulents, since they have the ability to absorb every drop, no matter how insignificant. For this reason it is recommended not to water them on the leaves, but only on the substrate.