Making a Desert Dish Garden
4AH-09PA
Making a Desert Dish Garden
Making a Desert Dish Garden
Authored by: Ashley Osborne
Abstract
A dish garden is a collection of similar plants grown in an open container. In a desert garden, the plants are all succulents. Succulents are plants that can survive in a hot, dry climate because they can store moisture in their stems or leaves during rainy periods. During drier times, succulents give off moisture much more slowly than most plants. Evaporation is slowed down by wax or hairs or by a reduced surface area. (Many succulents have a spherical shape because a sphere has the smallest surface area for a given volume.) Succulents grow naturally in semi-deserts where long, dry-periods are broken by short, rainy periods.
Core Details
Publication ID
4AH-09PA
Status
New
Publication Date
August 10, 2020
Series
Multi-Part Series
N/A
Categorical Details
Language
English
Peer Reviewed?
Yes
