Have you ever thought of tiny succulents that you could grow in your home when you don’t really have any room to give them?
Well, luckily, there are some fantastic possibilities that, even in small pots, will look amazing.
The trick is to choose your variety carefully, so let’s check out the best mini succulents out there.
You should also note that most mini succulents are only mini if you manage them to stay that way, so use a small pot and don’t water to often; they may outgrow this space eventually, but most will be happy to stay in the same space for a long time, or infinitely if they really are cared for.
1. Lithops
Looking for a plant that looks like it belongs on a riverbed? This odd-looking succulent, sometimes called the pebble plant, is a perfect choice.
This plant produces clumps or mounds, and often replicates the shape of a pebble.
Eventually the leaves split, and new leaves grow in its place.
2. Crown Of Thorns
If you want a succulent that might flower in your care, the Crown of Thorns is a great option, even if its name sounds a little scary!
It can grow to be two feet tall, although you can keep it small and restrict its size, and it grows slowly.
It produces beautiful flowers, just be careful of the thorns covering its woody stem.
3. Zebra Haworthia
You’re probably well-acquainted with the Zebra Haworthia, a very cool succulent.
It grows very similarly to an aloe vera, forming long leaves and in many cases, there are fuzzy white bands on the darker leaves.
It’s those fuzzy white stripes that give it a name, and it’s a great plant that loves to be in the sun.
The leaves of this plant probably won’t exceed six inches in height, though the flower stalks can exceed this any day.
4. Echeveria Amoena
This incredible succulent has gorgeous, pastel pink in the spring and green for the rest of the year!
The foliage is thick and fleshy, growing in very neat clockwise spirals that resemble a rose, filling in the center over time.
The leaves sometimes have a tipped darker color and sometimes they don’t.
5. Echeveria Mimima
Growing beautiful rosettes with a lovely outline of reddish pink to enhance the spike each leaf makes, if you really love geometric forms, this is a plant you will want to get.
it is a powdery blue-green, with the tightly furled leaves in the center unfurling outward.
The leaves are fleshy and plump but they do mark if handled a little too robustly.
6. Gasteria Little Warty
If you desire those succulents that have variegated leaves, the Little Warty has an excellent choice because the foliage is flecked dark green and light green, with seemingly random patterns all over each leaf.
The leaves are long and rounded at the ends, and often heavily textured – hence the name!
This plant can tolerate reasonably low light levels, and can be grown indoors, and is fairly easy to propagate.
They can get around five inches tall if you let it grow to its real size.
7. Aloinopsis
Aloinopsis has small, heavily speckled leaves, and it is such a beautiful collection of leaves of different sizes, pointed in different directions!
The plant has green foliage, with bright white speckles all over it, making it a very nice-looking plant in appearance.
It is suitable for a small pot and can even produce bright flowers in the winter!
8. Panda Plant
Panda plant lovers are going to be happy to hear there’s a panda plant, and this succulent doesn’t disappoint.
It has long, oval leaves that show brown fringes on its tips.
These splay out creating a beautiful color contrast of the brown and light green.
What I find attractive about this type of succulent is the fuzzy appearance of the leaves. It can become large but it will grow well in a small container, as it is a slow grower.
9. Faucaria Tigrina
This little succulent has a mean look about it, and is often looked at like the Tiger’s Jaw because of the prickly spines that come off it’s leaves.
However, these are not there to protect the plant, but instead help it collect water.
This lovely succulent, is an attractive green, and will produce bright yellow flowers in the winter.
10. Sempervivum Little Bobo
If you want to have a clustering succulent try Sempervivum Little Bobo, which truly fits the clustering aspect of succulents. their growth habit is in a circular pattern and they have very bright green triangular leaves that grow tightly toward the center of the plant.
The leaves are usually solid green, but if there is a light mist of fine white hairs on them, it can give the impression that they have been lightly frosted.
Little Bobo is exceptionally cold hardy and tolerates shade better than other succulents, but they do prefer full sun.
11. Sedum Little Missy
The Sedum Little Missy is a small and fragile gem of a plant that can reach no more than three inches tall, but it does spread to cover the pot that it grows in.
It features fleshy, variegated, bright and light green leaves, and can produce tiny flowers if it gets enough sunlight, though it prefers dimmer light than a lot of succulents.
It has fine tendrils going up from the base to support its leaves, and it is non-toxic and relatively fast growing.
12. Blossfeldia Liliputana
Most likely the smallest of all the succulents in most cases, the Blossfeldia liliputana is the smallest cactus in the world and typically does not exceed about a half an inch across at the most.
It is spineless, and will simply grow a type of coarse wool across the surface.
Its shape is spherical and pleasing, a olive gray-green color, and the white spots on the plant are visually nice.
If you can get it to bloom, it puts out remarkable pink or white flowers which typically surpass the plant itself.
13. Kalanchoe Pumila
This succulent can get really big, but you can keep it in a small pot so you can appreciate its amazing leaves.
It is often called the “flower dust plant,” well, because it has dusty-looking, almost gray foliage that gives it a really nice soft look.
The edges of the leaves are frilled and it has nice pink flowers forming in bright clusters.
14. Crassula Ovata
The Crassula ovata, also called the jade plant, isn’t exactly what I’d call small succulent if you put it in a large pot, though you can keep it small if you limit its conditions.
It has juicy and satisfying leaves, and produces plenty of greenery.
15. Aloe Vera
Most likely, the most well-known of succulents, you can keep Aloe vera plants small for a long time if you put them into small pots.
They come in various shades of green, some with plain leaves and others with incredible variation on the leaf.
Aloe veras are well received for their medicinal functions and can be used to help with sunburn.
You probably won’t be able to pluck off enough leaves from a mini one for medicinal purposes, but they will still look nice!
16. String Of Pearls
String of pearls is a really popular succulent, and it’s lovely if you let it trail a bit.
The little tendrils are adorned with bright green, glossy spheres that look exactly like green pearls or beads, and it is very graceful.
It needs bright light (but no too much direct sun) and infrequent watering in order to thrive.
String of pearls looks especially nice if it can trail down, so see about hanging its pot from the ceiling.
17. Moonstone Plant
The moonstone plant is a gorgeous and unique succulent with baby-soft, pastel leaves that are wonderfully rounded and plump.
It’s a pretty little succulent, but it can’t be deprived of light. The moonstone plant loves the sun, so you’ll want to place it on a windowsill that can get up to eight hours of sunlight each day.
And if at some point it becomes too big for your container, just break off a piece, root it, and start over!
Conclusion
Succulents are awesome plants and can be grown in very small areas with ease to bring life and brightness to the inside of your home.
Some of these succulents are going to get big eventually, but most can be kept mini, and some will never be big even if you put them into a large container!