Todayprimetime.com-When someone mentioned the word cactus plant, then the first thing that many people would think of would be desert, dry, heat, and spikes. Lately, some cactus varieties have been known to have health advantages on human, but this does not seem to be able to remove the bad ideas that people may have on cactus.
And people do not seem to realize that cactus is one of the wondrous plants that belong to the succulent plant family. The succulent plants have the ability to intake as much water as possible when they are exposed to water, but then store the water inside their stems and leaves making them look like they are swollen everywhere. Moreover, the plants have their spikes because they live in one of the most hostile area of the desert and they need some sort of weapons to help them safe from the threat of other animals or plants.
There are more types of cactus than most people would know. These cacti range in sizes, shapes and even colors. When most people think that cactus color is green, the fact is that the cactus color may be of different shade such as purple and also blue. Those cacti are simply so exquisite to look at. As for the shapes, some of the cacti has pipe like stems, some of them has round stems and some of them have so many different shapes.
Some cacti can bear flowers and even though their stems may look hospitable, but their flowers can be so beautiful, more beautiful than what most people can only think of. Moreover, some of them even have leaves like the other plants. A good example of leaved cactus is the pereskia. When the pereskia is fully grown, it will loke it is an orange or grapefruit tree.
Not only that the cactus plants can be the jewel in the middle of the dry desert, they can also water to people who are lost in the desert. Without any knowledge on the area and no help of maps, gps and other directional tools, it would be difficult to know the way on the desert. Everywhere you look, you would only see sand. Unlike the city that has a distinctive landmark or other types of buildings. If you are lost in the desert and you are running out of water, then the best solution is to get water from the cactus water storage inside the leaves and stems.
