SUCCULENTS AND CACTUSES

Thorny and non-thorny gems of deserts

Various cacti and succulent plants are being cultivated in Palm Center greenhouses and garden. Attention is focused to the plants less well known or propagated for the first time in Turkey. We can name the following interesting plants: Nude Woman “ Euphorbia tricalli” , “Agave Americana” known as Century plant by the British and used for the production of Tequila drink, various types of agave, Beucarnea  varities often commercially known as  Nolina >>>,   Natal   Plum or “Carissa macrocarpa” with edible fruits, Aloe vera >>>,         “Chorisia speciosa” >>>, Jewel Plant “Crassula ovata”, 10 varities of colourful cactus figs ‘Opuntia”, more than 10 varieties of Yucca, the living stones of South Africa “Lithops” >>> .