Succulents That Do Well with Less Sunlight
If you have succulents outdoors in shade, or indoors without a lot of sunlight streaming on them through the window, these are the succulents I’d recommend:
|
Name |
Height |
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Aeonium haworthii—Kiwi aeonium |
2–3 feet |
|
Agave attenuata—Fox tail agave |
3–4 feet |
|
Aloe—Aloe ‘Doran Black’ (sometimes called Dorian Black) |
6–8 inches |
|
Aloe maculata—Soap aloe |
1–2 feet |
|
Aloe barbadensis—Aloe vera |
1–2 feet |
|
Aloe arborescens—Krantz aloe |
10 feet |
|
Beaucarnea recurrata—Ponytail palm |
10 feet |
|
Ceropegia woodii—String of hearts |
vine |
|
Crassula multicava—Fairy crassula |
under 6 inches |
|
Crassula ovata—Jade plant |
3–6 feet |
|
Gasteria 'Little Warty’ |
under 6 inches |
|
Haworthia fasciata—Zebra plant |
8 inches |
|
Haworthia cooperi—Window plant |
under 6 inches |
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Haworthia cuspidata f. variegata—Window plant, variegated |
under 6 inches |
|
Haworthiopsis viscosa or Haworthia viscosa |
under 6 inches |
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Hoya—Wax plants |
vine |
|
Peperomia |
under 6 inches |
|
Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri or Hatiora gaertneri—Easter cactus |
vine |
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Sansevieria—Snake plant |
3 feet |
|
Schlumbergera bridgesii—Christmas cactus |
vine |
|
Sedum (now Hylotelephium) sieboldii—October Daphne |
6–8 inches |
|
Sedum ternatum—Woodland sedum |
under 6 inches |
|
Sedum morganianum—Donkey tail |
vine |
|
Sedum sieboldii—October Daphne stonecrop |
9 inches |
|
Senecio radicans—String of bananas |
vine |
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Senecio rowleyanus—String of pearls |
vine |
|
Tillandsia—Air plants |
sizes vary |
|
Zamioculcas zamiifolia—ZZ plant or aroid palm |
2–3 feet |
