The thick, fleshy leaves which look chubby with water filled in them are known as succulents. All modern gardeners just love them, if you are planning to renovate your garden then these fascinating plants definitely needs space in it. Succulents have very interesting shapes and vibrant colors which make your home look more appealing and welcoming.

Best thing about succulent is that they need low maintenance and can easily accommodate in any situation. Succulents have many variants and today we are discussing full sun succulents.

Top 15 Full Sun Succulents

Agave

Agave or Agave Americana is just like any other succulent as it has fleshy leaves; the best thing about this succulent is that it has beautiful large leaves. The leaves of this plant has tiny spines on the edges, the leaves are arranged like a rosette. The bell shaped flowers of agave succulents are of yellow or white color; which grows from the center of the stem through flower stalk.

Agave has diverse variety and each has interesting features. This is one of the best full sun succulent but in much hotter climate it may need some shade.

Aloe vera

Aloe Vera can be a best addition in your house plant list. This plant needs no care and flourishes well even in low light. This plant has chunky sword like tall green leaves, its leaves store lots of water and can heal itself from cut once completely dry. As its leaves lots of water therefore one need not to water it very often. Aloe Vera has many purposes; moreover it has now been given medicinal value.

Euphorbia Tiruacalli (Fire stick or Pencil Tree Plant)

This plant is known by various names like Fire stick or pencil tree plant. Famous for its scenic beauty these plants look much like sea coral; it has very thin pencil like stems which spread vertically all over. This plant has very pretty orange-red color in winters, which turns into golden yellow in summers. The leaves of these plants are very small and delicate which falls off very soon.

Euphorbia Tiruacalli performs best when planted in well drained soil and under full sun; this plant is drought resistant like any other plant and can tolerate any bad situation and flourish.

Aeoniums

Aeoniums also known as tree house leek, this plant grows in tree like structures with spoon shaped leaves arranged like a rosettes on its branches. The flowers

Of this plant have star like shape and yellow color on panicle. These flower clusters grows on the leaves rosette and the rosette dies after the flowers appears.

This is a low maintenance plant which is light greedy as it needs full sunlight and needs a well drained soil to be planted. This is a drought resistant plant therefore one must avoid over watering.

Senecio Mandraliscae

Commonly known as blue chalk sticks, senecio mandraliscae succulent looks fascinating like sea corals, these plants have pencil like thin long leaves which spreads vertically and shapes like lotus flower leaves. The leaves are of beautiful grayish blue color and its flower blooms in summers and are of white color.

For a well thriving senecio mandraliscae one should use well drained soil and water only when required. This plant grows up to 1-2 foot tall; it is a drought resistant plant therefore it doesn’t require frequent watering, water only in the growing season. Further, save it from frosting as they will die if it gets frost for more than 2-3 days.

Sedum (Stonecrops)

Sedum or stone crops are summer loving succulents; these thrive well in hotter weather that’s why they love full sunlight and beautifully bloom with vibrant colorful flowers; they have pretty pink, white color flowers. There is diverse variety of sedum succulents and appearance of which differs in every variety. Some sedum are tall and some are short, the leaves of sedum are thick and fleshy like any other succulent. These succulents should be planted in well drained soil and should be watered regularly when they are in growing stage.

Sempervivum

Sempervivum also known as Hens and Chicks are pretty looking small plant whose leaves are arranged to form a rosette with pointed tips, the leaves are thick and fleshy of green color. These succulents thrive in full sunlight and should be watered regularly in hotter season and in winters they should be less watered. These are not very high growing plants; they are mostly 3-4 inch tall. The plants sometimes flowers through flower stalks and have white, red, blue color flowers.

Opuntia (Prickly Pear Cactus)

Prickly Pear cactus, commonly known as Opuntia grows in full sunlight regions. These succulents have very sharp spikes, which grows on the colorful fruit of the plants, the plants doesn’t have leaves they have green color pads (also known as nopales) on which the fruit grow.  The fruit has vibrant pink color and best part is that these fruits are edible. This plant not only looks interesting but the fruits of this plant are edible.

Opuntia has various health benefits because it is high in fiber and rich in anti oxidants. Many people enjoy the fruit of this plant in salads, juices and many other dishes.

Night blooming cereus

Night blooming cereus includes 4 types of plants which bloom in the night. These are very short lived plants. The 4 plants includes Hylocereus undatus, Epiphyllum oxypetalum, Peniocereus greggii, Selenicereus grandiflorus; all these are desert cactus therefore they prefer warm weather and full sunlight.

The amazing fragranced flowers of this plant bloom in night when the temperature drops. The flowers of these plants are very big and of white color which shines beautifully at night. These plants need well drained soil and as they are low maintenance plant therefore they need less water to thrive.

Sedum copperstone

Sedum copperstone has a very fleshy thick leaves of goldenish yellow color, and brown color stem, this plant goes up to 6-8 inches tall as they are not very high growing plants. It has white color clump of small star shaped flowers with nice fragrance. These succulents blooms in midsummer to mid autumn and they grow in cold season but they get their perfect shade under full sun.

They need very little water therefore water them only when needed and use well drained soil to plant these succulents.

Pachyphytum

These succulents are very slow growers; the leaves of these plants are bean shaped and form a rosette of very thick and fleshy of green and orange color leaves. The flowers of this succulent is of white color and grows in spring. Pachyphytum easily tolerates any type of situation and flourishes well. This succulent needs more water in its growing season i.e. winters but remember to let the soil dry before you water; it uses already stored water in its plump leaves.

This low maintenance succulent can easily tolerate full sunlight, and even can tolerate frost, but keeping in frost for long should be avoided.

Moroccan mound

Morocoon mound is a succulent which flourishes well in full sunlight, these succulents are tubular shaped and has pointed spines at the edges. These succulents have very small yellow color flower clusters which are very difficult to see with naked eyes. They grow up to 1-2 feet and are very easy to grow; they are drought resistant and can easily tolerate heat.

Its fascinating stem needs special attention, it doesn’t have leaves it only has four sided long tubular stem. One needs to cut the stem and clean all the latex for this plant to propagate.

Candelilla

Candelilla is another succulent which thrives very well in direct sunlight. This succulent is a desert plant; therefore, it does well in hot weather conditions. These plants have very small leaves which one cannot see all year long. These succulents has green stem which has wax in it, there are tiny flowers which grows on the top of the stem, and the flowers are of red and white color. The height of the plant grows up to 1-3 feet tall, and is drought resistant.

Ocotillo

Ocotillo is the most famous plant grown in desert, so it tolerates too much heat and thrive in full sunlight. These plants have tiny leaves which fall off very soon. These plant have long green color stems which has red flowers, these stem grows up to 20-25 feet tall. These plants should be planted where there is too much space so that it can spread properly. Ocotillos are drought resistant plant which does not need much frequent watering.

Echeveria macdougallii

Echeveria macdougallii is an upstanding plant with wood like stem on which the rosette of pale green leaves with purple edges grow the color becomes even more vibrant in winters. The leaves are very fleshy and thick, these plants grow very tall up to 11-13 inches and flower of this plant are of yellow color.

Maintenance of native to Mexico is very easy, water them when required and don’t let the water settle in the rosettes otherwise it will be a home to pests. One needs to cut the leaves to propagate and always use a moist soil when you want to repot, mostly repotting is required in summer season.

Tips for growing succulents in full sunlight

Growing these succulent in full sunlight is not at all a task but with few tips you can make them thrive well.

For any succulent to thrive well there are basically main three points which needs you attention and these are water, soil and sunlight.

• Water: succulents generally do not need much water as they store lot of it in its leaves. But if they are planted in full sunlight then one should water more often as they absorb heat and will get dry much faster. So water them when you touch the soil and feel that its bit dry.

• Soil: the second most important point is soil, succulent mostly need well drained soil. Some succulents can tolerate bad soil also but most of them need well drained soil and some fertilizer in its growing season.

• Sunlight: Other important point is sunlight, some plant can take too much heat and sometimes they can die in full sunlight. In order to make them flourish try to rotate the pot in which they are planted  very often so that all the parts get equal heat and no single side is exposed to too much heat.

Conclusion

Growing succulents have not only become an ongoing trend but also a status symbol. Mostly people grow them just keep up with the trend but many are going these succulent because of its immense benefits which come long other than its beauty. If you want to know about the benefits of growing succulents then ready our article on hanging succulents.

Succulents have diverse variety, which depends also upon its appearance and also on the weather some grow in low light whereas some prefer full sunlight. Here we discussed about succulents which grow in full sunlight and also about the tips and tricks to easily maintain them so that they can thrive.

Hope you will try growing them and share your experience with us. Also if you have any query regarding succulent then do let us know.