Succulents Part 12--Bergenia, Bromeliads, Commelina, Orchids, Pontederia, and whatever that green thing is
Succulents are a wide variety of plants, spanning multiple orders. Some have succulent leaves while others have succulent stems. Cactuses are succulents, but not all succulents are cactuses. Defining what exactly makes a succulent is a little tricky. For example, cabbage leaves are considered by some to be succulent, but tulip and onion leaves apparently aren't.
All photos mine. Unedited.
The green thing is maybe a spurrey, but I'm not sure. It's clearly a succulent, though. And that's all I got for you in the succulent department (not technically: milkweeds are succulent, but I have enough photos of them for a separate series)! Hope you've enjoyed. :)
Please don't grow water hyacinth (the light purple ones in the bottom photos), though if you're not in its native range. It's terribly invasive in the waterways. You can grow its native cousins, though! In southern Ontario, that's Pontederia cordata (pickerelweed).
Dayflower (the blue ones) on the other hand is native to the northeastern USA bordering southern Ontario and has crossed the border some time back. :)
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Orchid appreciation post. All of these are mine but the blue one.
Blue orchids represent beauty, rarity, uniqueness, and spirituality. Pink orchids represent grace, gentleness, innocence, happiness, playfulness, and fertility.
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