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:
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Name |
Height |
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Aeonium haworthii—Kiwi aeonium |
2–3 feet |
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Agave attenuata—Fox tail agave |
3–4 feet |
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Aloe—Aloe ‘Doran Black’ (sometimes called Dorian Black) |
6–8 inches |
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Aloe maculata—Soap aloe |
1–2 feet |
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Aloe barbadensis—Aloe vera |
1–2 feet |
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Aloe arborescens—Krantz aloe |
10 feet |
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Beaucarnea recurrata—Ponytail palm |
10 feet |
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Ceropegia woodii—String of hearts |
vine |
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Crassula multicava—Fairy crassula |
under 6 inches |
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Crassula ovata—Jade plant |
3–6 feet |
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Gasteria 'Little Warty’ |
under 6 inches |
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Haworthia fasciata—Zebra plant |
8 inches |
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Haworthia cooperi—Window plant |
under 6 inches |
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Haworthia cuspidata f. variegata—Window plant, variegated |
under 6 inches |
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Haworthiopsis viscosa or Haworthia viscosa |
under 6 inches |
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Hoya—Wax plants |
vine |
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Peperomia |
under 6 inches |
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Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri or Hatiora gaertneri—Easter cactus |
vine |
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Sansevieria—Snake plant |
3 feet |
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Schlumbergera bridgesii—Christmas cactus |
vine |
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Sedum (now Hylotelephium) sieboldii—October Daphne |
6–8 inches |
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Sedum ternatum—Woodland sedum |
under 6 inches |
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Sedum morganianum—Donkey tail |
vine |
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Sedum sieboldii—October Daphne stonecrop |
9 inches |
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Senecio radicans—String of bananas |
vine |
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Senecio rowleyanus—String of pearls |
vine |
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Tillandsia—Air plants |
sizes vary |
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Zamioculcas zamiifolia—ZZ plant or aroid palm |
2–3 feet |