Here’s why succulents are good indoor winter houseplants

Succulents offer eye-catching foliage and flower colors and are easier to care for than traditional houseplants.

If you’re shifting to houseplants as cold weather approaches, consider gardening with succulents. Succulents are easy, disease-resistant and thrive despite the dry air common indoors in winter.

Think of them as the new African violets.

“They require so little care. They look good all the time and they do well in low humidity,” says Gary Bachman, a research professor with Mississippi State University Extension in Biloxi.

Their soft, juicy leaves and enlarged stems allow the plants to store water under dry conditions, he says.