Succulents For Low Light Areas

They do best with morning sun and full shade in the afternoon.

Succulents for low light areas.

Pearly dots are close relatives to the aloe plants. While most people think of cacti and succulents as desert plants that require bright and dry conditions rhipsalis do not thrive in direct sunlight and very dry soil. Rhipsalis will do well as indoor plants or in those areas that receive low light. Burro s tail is an awesome succulent because it fits in so many places.

The leaves of pearly dots are covered with white bumps on the surface thus earned the name. Named after the spanish word for donkey burro s tail is indigenous to southern mexico and honduras. Luckily i have discovered some succulents that do well in low light environments. Succulents prefer bright sunlight and this may be a deterrent at least for me in acquiring succulents if you have a low light situation.

Perhaps the most commonly known succulent is the aloe vera plant aloe vera. True to its name this low light succulent does resemble a braided tail as it cascades in an overlapping pattern from hanging pots or the edge of a balcony. This sedum is good in low light environments too because etiolation is pretty impossible to detect in a vine. In addition these succulents are native to south africa and accustomed to growing under indirect sunlight.

Aloe vera is hardy outdoors in usda zone 9. It s probably the easiest trailing succulent to grow which is what gives it so much adaptability. It can be grown in low light environments although it thrives in sunlight.