Succulents get major kudos in the plant world for being incredibly low maintenance. They also come in a variety of interesting shapes and forms. (I’m personally a big fan of spiky aloes). Then, these same plants all have really cool names like ‘Gollum’s fingers’ or ‘Shrek ears’ that are incredibly appealing to nerds like me. My mom is the only person who fails to see how awesome succulents are, but then she has a chronically brown thumb and isn’t the one looking after nine million flowers and vegetables when the temperature hits 100 degrees. I personally find succulents heartwarming at such times. When things get toasty, who wouldn’t love the one plant that didn’t have to be watered by hand? Read More