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If you’re browsing a garden center and see a new plant or tree you’d like to add to your garden, you can use the shape of its leaves to get a rough-and-ready estimate of its water needs.

Plants with long, wide, thin leaves need more water than most; a great example is a banana plant. On the other hand, plants with thick, succulent leaves need less water, as do plants with leathery leaves, silver leaves, and needles. Most desert plants, aloes, and pines serve as good examples. Furthermore, plants with tiny leaves, such as spiny cacti, are also easy on the watering can.

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