What Are Succulents

According to Wikipedia and tons of other sources, succulent plants, also known as succulents, are plants that have some parts that are more than normally thickened and fleshy, usually to retain water in arid climates or soil conditions. The word “succulent” comes from the Latin word sucus, meaning juice, or sap.

Best Succulents For Indoors

1. Jade Plant
2. Snake Plant
3. Bear Claw
4. Zebra Cactus
5. Burro’s Tail
6. Aloe
7. Cylindrical Snake Plant
8. Gollum Jade

The best succulents for indoors are plants that can survive low light and shade. If you’re not sure which succulents can survive those conditions, it typically is the more greenish (with not many colors such are pink and red) succulents.

How to Grow Succulents Indoors

To ensure you are creating a positive environment for succulent success, you have to consider the amount of light. We mentioned that you want to choose shade loving succulents, yet you want to choose a bright and well light area in your home for your succulent to thrive. Indoor lighting is still consider mediocre compared to shade outdoors. Therefore, it essential to find the brightest area in your home to display your succulents. If not, you may see your succulent “stretching” towards where light is.

Secondly, It’s recommended to re-pot your succulent after purchase. For the most part, succulents come in soil that is too rich and retains entirely too much moisture for them to survive. You can easily find a cactus or succulent mix in the nearest nursery or online that will satisfy your succulent’s needs.

Contrarily to what many may think, succulents need drainage. Succulents can survive in planters such as glass jars and coffee mugs without drainage, but you will be putting in a lot more work to make sure they are happy. Also, it’s not recommend for newbies to start off with drainage holes until they learn way more about the particular succulent.

Speaking of watering, succulents like more water than most think, less often. The number one mistake alot of people make is overwatering. A great approach to watering succulents is the “soak and dry” method. This method consist of soaking the succulent with water and allowing the soil to completely dry before the next watering. Depending on where you are, this method can mean allow a week or two to pass before your next watering.

Bugs is not so much an issue with succulents if you are not overwatering. The most common pest tends to be fungus gnats. You can read more about how to combat those pest easily here. 

 

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