When it comes to succulents, many associate them with sun-loving desert varieties. However, there are some succulents that can thrive in partial shade. In this list, you’ll find 19 beautiful succulents that adapt well to shade, making them perfect for indoor or shady garden spots. These succulents are easy to grow, low-maintenance, and some even produce flowers. While they may have different requirements, most of them need minimal water and well-draining soil. With less evaporation in the shade, you’ll only need to water them when the soil is fully dry between waterings. Are you excited to learn more about them?
#1 Ponytail Palm
Ponytail Palm is a resilient succulent that thrives in both sunny and partial shade environments, making it suitable for indoor and outdoor cultivation.
#2 Bear Paws
Bear Paws feature beautiful furry leaves and prefer partial shade to avoid becoming weak and leggy in deep shade conditions.
#3 Panda Plant
Panda Plant, also known as pussy’s ear, flourishes in shade and requires infrequent watering. It can tolerate a few hours of direct or all-day indirect sunlight.
#4 Burro’s Tail
Burro’s Tail is a trailing succulent that looks stunning in hanging baskets and grows happily in partial shade with morning sun or full bright shade.
#5 Woodland Stonecrop
Woodland Stonecrop is a low-maintenance shade succulent that can thrive in various conditions.
#6 String of Bananas
The string of bananas, with its charming mini banana-like leaves, prefers bright shade when grown outdoors.
#7 String of Pearls
The string of pearls is an excellent trailing succulent that enhances the beauty of hanging baskets and flower pots in bright shade conditions.
#8 Jade Plant
Jade Plant’s round, fleshy leaves retain water, making it a low-maintenance indoor succulent that can tolerate shade and produce small pink or white star-shaped flowers.
#9 Spider Agave
Spider Agave is a shade-tolerant succulent suitable for bright shade to full sun, featuring a compact, spineless, and arching form, ideal for containers and rock gardens.
#10 Snake Plant
Snake plants retain water in their leaves, requiring infrequent watering in shady spots, but deep shade may cause them to lose their striking color.
#11 Wax Plant
Wax Plant features fragrant white-burgundy flowers and light green foliage with dark green vein-like patterns, making it a stunning addition to apartments or offices. It thrives in filtered sunlight and high humidity.
#12 Aloe
Aloe Vera is a popular and easy-to-grow succulent that can also be used for consumption. It prefers full to partial sun but can tolerate bright shade conditions.
#13 Flaming Katy
Flaming Katy produces beautiful flowers in full sun or bright spots, but its fleshy dark green foliage is also attractive when kept in shade.
#14 String of Hearts
The string of hearts, with variegated heart-shaped leaves, thrives in hanging baskets and prefers plenty of indirect sunlight.
#15 Zebra Cactus
Zebra Cactus has striking horizontal stripes on its fat foliage and is a low-maintenance plant suitable for shade both indoors and outdoors.
#16 Christmas Cactus
Christmas cactus blooms best in the sun and partial shade, displaying tubular pink and lilac flowers. Water only when the soil is completely dry.
#17 Kiwi Aeonium
Kiwi Aeonium is a hardy succulent with red hues and pale yellow to green spoon-like rosette leaves, thriving in partial shade in cool climates and full shade in warm climates.
#18 Fox Tail Agave
Fox Tail Agave, known for its shade tolerance, forms rosette-shaped leaves and can grow up to 5 feet tall and wide.
#19 Crown of Thorns
Crown of Thorns continuously blooms in full sun but remains green in shade, making it suitable for both indoor and outdoor cultivation.
