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| Setting the Scene |
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This glasshouse simulates a hot desert, however at night temperatures do drop and deserts may have seasons which sometimes can be divided into cool winters and hot summers. Desert soil is rocky, gravelly, sandy - or a combination of these. Desert plants are structures to survive harsh conditions. Shown in this glasshouse are common adaptations of desert plants to help with: Plants usually have more than one of these features. The main form of plant in this glasshouse is the succulent. This is divided into two types: |
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