Bouquets come in many variants, viz., flowers, exotic flowers, traditional fruits, dry fruits and even dry twigs or bamboo. As a refreshingly new gifting idea, succulent plants endemic to North-West and South-West America are in Tirupati for the first time to woo denizens. Succulent plants, or succulents, are plants with thickened parts that store water, usually to sustain in arid climate. According to Chinese astrology and Feng Shui, growing such succulent plants is considered auspicious. On the scientific front, these plants are known to remove toxic air and increase oxygen content in the atmosphere.

Source: The Hindu December 30, 2019 13:41 UTC