Succulents For Lower Light

Most succulents prefer bright but indirect sunlight.

Succulents for lower light.

That being said did you know that the low light succulents zz is an air purifier. As i wrote in a previous post succulents that do not get enough light tend to stretch out and lose their original shape. Low light refers to distant windows indoors or shaded outdoors. Spend one evening with this plant and you will increase your oxygen levels lower your blood pressure and reduce stress all in one.

Succulents are highly adaptable and some can still thrive even in the shade. It can be grown in low light environments although it thrives in sunlight. Perhaps the most commonly known succulent is the aloe vera plant aloe vera. A somewhat unconventional entry but this cotyledon actually fits really well on a list of indoor succulents.

These low light succulents are good for spots that receive bright indirect light and if possible exposure to the morning sun as well. Top low light succulents. Plants may begin to turn pale and yellow. 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.

It cleans airborne toxins like toluene and xylene from indoor air and restores oxygen levels in the room. Although people consider sanseveria a plant with a lot of cultivars of different shapes and sizes. Succulents prefer bright sunlight and this may be a deterrent at least for me in acquiring succulents if you have a low light situation. Luckily i have discovered some succulents that do well in low light environments.

Sanseveria is probably one of the best know low light tolerant succulents and one of the best known house plants in general. Aloe vera is hardy outdoors in usda zone 9. Kept in low light the plant will do well for a couple of months but then signs of stress will start to appear. It would still prefer direct light but because of its unusual growth pattern you won t notice the etiolation that accompanies low light situations.

Sanseveria is commonly known as the snake plant or quite witty the mother in law s tongue. 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.