Succulents For Lower Light

Succulents are highly adaptable and some can still thrive even in the shade.

Succulents for lower light.

It can be grown in low light environments although it thrives in sunlight. Aloe vera is hardy outdoors in usda zone 9. It cleans airborne toxins like toluene and xylene from indoor air and restores oxygen levels in the room. Most succulents prefer bright but indirect sunlight.

Succulents prefer bright sunlight and this may be a deterrent at least for me in acquiring succulents if you have a low light situation. Spend one evening with this plant and you will increase your oxygen levels lower your blood pressure and reduce stress all in one. Low light refers to distant windows indoors or shaded outdoors. Rhipsalis are great low light succulents rhipsalis baccifera is also known as mistletoe cactus which is a very interesting epiphyte producing long cylindrical stems growing up to 10 feet.

Plants may begin to turn pale and yellow. In the wild this plant grows very high up in trees. The rotation method our 16 low light succulents can all tolerate low light conditions but most should not be left in these sun deprived areas permanently. As i wrote in a previous post succulents that do not get enough light tend to stretch out and lose their original shape.

It also produces remarkable clusters of attractive white flowers. Sanseveria is probably one of the best know low light tolerant succulents and one of the best known house plants in general. Luckily i have discovered some succulents that do well in low light environments. Although people consider sanseveria a plant with a lot of cultivars of different shapes and sizes.

That being said did you know that the low light succulents zz is an air purifier. A somewhat unconventional entry but this cotyledon actually fits really well on a list of indoor succulents. Sanseveria is commonly known as the snake plant or quite witty the mother in law s tongue. Top low light succulents.

It would still prefer direct light but because of its unusual growth pattern you won t notice the etiolation that accompanies low light situations. These low light succulents are good for spots that receive bright indirect light and if possible exposure to the morning sun as well.