Succulents Can Also Be Grown Indoors: An Introduction to 24 Varieties Across 3 Series

When you mention those adorably silly succulents, people really do have mixed feelings of love and frustration. What you love is that these fleshy plants are just so endearing; what frustrates you is that they can only be cared for in environments with plenty of light and good ventilation. The moment they do not get enough light, they will stretch out and become leggy on you, and putting them on an office desk or next to a computer is basically out of the question. So are there any succulent varieties that are both beautiful and suitable for growing indoors? The answer is yes, there really are. Below, Xiaojingzhi Lifestyle will introduce everyone to these affordable, indoor-friendly healing succulents that anyone can buy.

1. The Haworthia Series

The Haworthia family is also a large family among succulents. For example, the ethereal Haworthia cooperi, the translucent Haworthia retusa, and the very expensive Haworthia maughanii all belong to the soft-leaved haworthias.

8 reasonably affordable varieties of Haworthia cooperi:Haworthia cooperi var. cooperi, Crystal Baocao, Gongdeng Jade Dew, Baocao Jade Dew, Snowflake Jade Dew, Green Jade Dew, Ice Lantern Jade Dew, Triangular Glass Lotus (Triangular Jade Dew)

Haworthia retusa

Besides these highly representative soft-leaved haworthias, there are also those hard-leaved haworthias that often appear on office desks. For exampleHaworthia fasciata, Haworthia reinwardtii, Haworthia coarctata, Haworthia attenuata 'Matsunoyuki', Haworthia attenuataand so on.

If soft-leaved haworthias are only falsely tolerant of partial shade and still stretch out into leggy growth once they leave the light, then hard-leaved haworthias are the genuine succulents best able to withstand office torment. Even if you do not water them for months and they dry out until deformed, they still will not die; even if you water them every day and their roots rot, they still will not die; even if you expose them to the summer sun until they turn gray and shrivel, they still will not die; even if you keep them in the office without light for a long time until the leaf centers turn white, they still will not stretch out too absurdly. With this kind of abuse resistance, are these not the legendary office lazy-person succulents?

2. The Cactus Series

In Xiaojingzhi's earliest understanding, succulents only meant the cactus series. Besides the traditional cactus that is as flat and ugly as a shoe sole (though it actually has especially beautiful flowers when it blooms), there are also some small types such asMammillaria elongata, Mammillaria herrerae, Pachira aquatica money tree, Euphorbia tirucalliand so on, all of which are very suitable for placing on an office desk next to a computer. Apart from absolutely not buying those multicolored, oddly shaped mutated varieties, and not giving in to the urge to water them whenever you feel like it, the cactus series is also a very abuse-resistant group of succulents.

3. Other Common Varieties

Such asSenecio rowleyanus (String of Pearls, Lover's Tears), Lampranthus spectabilis, Othonna capensis 'Ruby Necklace', Aeonium 'Zwartkop' (Little Man Festival), Sedum multiceps, and Sedum hispanicumand so on. These common succulents may not look like much as single plants, and may even be a little ugly, but once they fill a pot they are absolutely spectacular. The key point is that, relatively speaking, they are succulents that do not need too much sunlight and do not need strict water control. If you choose these varieties indoors, they will definitely surprise you.

The above was compiled and published by Xiaojingzhi Lifestyle. We hope it is helpful to you.