Cactus and succulents belong to a very versatile, large group of plants that mostly come from desert wastelands.  They are very carefree, rugged, and drought resistant, and yet claims so many interesting shapes and spectacular flowers.

 Succulent plants store water and other nourishing elements in their swollen "fat" body including stems, leaves, roots. This unique ability help them to survive long periods of drought or many hostile environments.

Most of cactus and succulent-pictures in this page were taken from the Huntington Botanical Gardens (Los Angeles, California).