There are certain Succulents You Can Grow in Sand without worrying about their soil requirements! Sounds easy and fun? Find out more!
The best thing about growing succulents is they are easy and don’t require too much attention. There are also some Succulents You Can Grow in Sand, which further saves you from the hassles of choosing the right soil type!
Check out our article on succulents that grow like a weed here
Can Succulents Grow In Sand?
The straight answer to this question is yes, as long as you use coarse sand. If you want your succulents to thrive without any fuss, then it would be a good idea to add a bit of organic matter to the sand.
You can also check out our article on potting mixes here
Types of Succulents You Can Grow in Sand
1. Moss Rose
Botanical Name: Portulaca grandiflora
Also known as sun plants or rose moss, it produces rose-like flowers from spring to fall. You can grow this succulent in the sand under the full sun on groundcovers.
2. Ice Plants
Botanical Name: Delosperma cooperi
This beautiful succulent produces mid-green leaves and red-purple, daisy-like blooms. It can be grown in dense sand that drains fast with full sun exposure.
3. Sedum
Botanical Name: Sedum
Also known as ballon plant and showy stonecrop, this drought-tolerant succulent flowers in summer and fall. Does great in sandy soil either in full sun or partial shade.
4. Donkey Tail Spurge
Botanical Name: Euphorbia myrsinites
This drought-tolerant perennial succulent features blue-green foliage and yellow flowers during spring. Performs well in a sandy growing medium.
5. Crown of Thorns
Botanical Name: Euphorbia milii
This drought-tolerant thorny shrub has succulent stems, bright green leathery foliage, and orange, red, yellow, or pink flowers from spring to winter. It thrives in dense sand.
6. Inkberry
Botanical Name: Ilex glabra
With succulent stems, dark green fleshy foliage, white flowers, and small blackberries, this is one of the best succulents you can grow in sand.
7. Aloe
Botanical Name: Aloe vera
Aloes are drought-tolerant and generally grow well in nutrient-poor sand that drains well. Most of the aloe species form a rosette of thick fleshy green leaves and tubular flowers.
8. Century Plants
Botanical Name: Agave
A charming specimen, it looks quite attractive with spiny blue-green leaves. Also thrives well in a nutrient-deficit, well-draining sandy growing medium.
9. Lamb’s Ear
Botanical Name: Stachys byzantina
Lamb’s ears will be more than happy to thrive in the sand as long as you occasionally feed it with a water-soluble fertilizer. Make sure the plant gets a lot of sun.
10. Mother of Millions
Botanical Name: Kalanchoe delagoensis
The best thing about growing this plant in the sand is you can keep it on coffee tables! It does well in neglect and looks spectacular while doing so!
11. Mother of Thousands
Botanical Name: Kalanchoe daigremontiana
Also famous as the Alligator Plant, it looks quite stunning with baby plantlets along the edges of its leaves. Grow it in a compact pot with sand and some organic matter.
12. Donkey Ears
Botanical Name: Kalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri
Donkey ears are more than happy to flaunt their donkey-like leaves while thriving in the sand. Keep it at a location that gets plenty of bright light.
13. Living Stones
Botanical Name: Lithops
These resemble a lot like colorful pebbles and they will look more attractive in a pot full of sand. For best hues, keep them in full sun.
14. Pencil Cactus
Botanical Name: Euphorbia tirucalli
The slender, pencil-like foliage of the plant will get an orange and red hue when grown in sand and some organic matter with full sun exposure!
15. Barrel Cactus
Botanical Name: Echinocactus grusonii
This compact cactus not only looks great but is also not fussy when it comes to the growing medium. You can easily grow this one in the sand.
16. Prickly Pear Cactus
Botanical Name: Opuntia
With its bunny ears like foliage, the plant not only is an eye-catcher but also is very easy to grow and maintain. It will happily thrive in sand.
