Trailing stems, compact rosettes, and spreading ground covers – succulents come in all shapes and sizes, and many of them are a cooling blue hue.
This feature protects these xerophytes which is why there are so many fabulous options!
If your heart is set on growing blue succulents, you’ll need to choose the right one for your growing conditions.
Some of these fleshy plants can live outdoors year-round, depending on your region, but not all. You’ll also want to know what to expect in terms of mature size and flowering.
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We’ve curated a selection of 29 beautiful blue succulents for you to choose from to add to your own collection. On the other hand, perhaps you have a UBS – Unidentified Blue Succulent – and are looking for help learning the true identity of your plant!
Whatever your interest in these cool-toned, fleshy plants, for each succulent in this list you’ll learn the particular shade of blue, its growth habit, and expected mature size.
And while these blue succulents are typically grown for their foliage rather than their blooms, you’ll also discover what kind of flowers and size of flower stalks to expect – short, medium, or tall.
A note on blooming though: not all succulents will flower indoors, but they are all more likely to do so when provided with enough bright light.
Speaking of light, we’ll talk about the care requirements of each of these selections in terms of basic light and water needs.
We’ll also give you some tips on where you might find a specimen of your own if you are in the market for a new floral companion.
Are you ready?
You’ll discover ground covers that excel outdoors, tiny specimens happy to sit on windowsills, one that can grow into a tree – and plenty of options in between!
Here’s a sneak peek at our list:
29 Types of Blue Succulents
As we proceed, let’s calibrate your expectations. The blue shades found among succulents in nature aren’t bright cobalt blue.
If you see options online that look too blue to be real, the images have likely been altered beyond what exists in reality. You’ll find none of that fakery here!
Before we start exploring the features of these fabulous succulents, let’s cover a couple of important details related to the hue of these drought-tolerant plants.
Have you ever wondered why silvery blue foliage is so common among succulents?
It’s not a coincidence.
Since these species originate in hot, arid climates, they have an adaptation that helps them keep cool – reflecting the hottest part of the light spectrum, which happens to be blue, and which is why they appear blue!
Perhaps you have also noticed that some blue succulents have a powdery looking wax coating on the surface of the foliage?
This is called farina or epicuticular wax, and it helps to shield succulents from intense sunlight, and prevent water loss.
This feature also serves to protect these blue succulents from pests, keeping the plants in prime shape both visually and health-wise.
To avoid removing this protective coating on species that have epicuticular wax, try not to touch the leaves of these xerophytes since the natural oils on your skin will wipe it away.
If it’s too late and you’ve been affectionately fondling the fat little leaves of your blue succulents, it’s okay, just stop now so that they can continue growing with healthy levels of farina.
I’ll let you know which of these selections feature this waxy layer.
If you’d like to learn more about these botanical wonders, be sure to bookmark our guide to growing and caring for succulents to read later.
And now that you have an even greater appreciation for these cool blue succulents, let’s start exploring our options!
1. Aquamarine
Our first blue succulent selection looks as refreshing as the blueish-green waters of the sea.
‘Aquamarine’ is a cultivated variety of Pachyphytum that features the type of epicuticular wax discussed above.
This succulent has open rosettes of chunky, blueish-green leaves with pointed ends. Rosettes reach five inches wide and can grow up to 12 inches tall.
Pachyphytum ‘Aquamarine’ produces adorable pink flowers with yellow centers on very short stems.
Situate ‘Aquamarine’ in direct sun except for during the hottest part of the day to keep its compact growth habit.
If you don’t have access to direct sun all year long, consider supplementing with a grow light.
As with other pachyphytums, water ‘Aquamarine’ when the growing medium is completely dry – this may be every 10 to 15 days from spring through fall, and even less frequently in winter when the days are shorter and cooler.
Of course, with this and all the other blue succulents in this article, watering frequency depends not only on light exposure, but also on the growing medium you are using.
Learn what type of soil succulents need and how to make your own potting mix in our guide.
Are you hoping to keep this cultivar growing outdoors year round? ‘Aquamarine’ is hardy in USDA Hardiness Zones 10 to 11.
Do you live in a cooler zone? Treat ‘Aquamarine’ as a houseplant, and make sure to bring it back indoors when the temperatures start to cool if you set it outside for the summer.
If you’re confused about how to transition succulents back inside for the winter, read our article for guidance.
2. Arctic Ice
Seeing glaciers in person may be on your bucket list, but you won’t have to travel far to feast your eyes on ‘Arctic Ice.’
‘Arctic Ice’ is an Echeveria hybrid, with E. ‘Lila’s Surprise’ as one of the parents. It has blue to blueish-green, spoon-like leaves.
The farina-covered rosettes of ‘Arctic Ice’ develop a mounding growth habit as they mature, with each rosette reaching up to six inches wide.
Tubular flowers are showy – pinkish red with yellow interiors, and several blooms form on a long, pinkish red stalk.
This echeveria needs bright light, so provide at least four hours of direct sun per day.
Allow the top one to two inches of the growing medium to dry between waterings. You will need to water approximately once a week during the growing season.
Despite what its name might imply, this is not an option for frigid winters – ‘Arctic Ice’ is only hardy in USDA Hardiness Zones 9 to 12.
Ready to plunge into the ‘Arctic Ice?’ You’ll find these succulents available for purchase in three-and-a-half-inch nursery pots from the Altman Plants Store via Amazon.
You can learn more about growing echeverias in our complete guide.
3. Aurora Blue
If you’re missing the dazzling lights of the aurora in the night sky, why not look down at this eye-pleasing ground cover instead?
Sedum clavatum ‘Aurora Blue’ produces compact, star-shaped rosettes that have rounded leaves. Rosettes elongate into stems over time, reaching four to six inches tall with an eight-inch spread.
The foliage of ‘Aurora Blue’ is pale blue with a powdery farina but blushes pink in the summer.
When it’s in bloom, this sedum produces bunches of white, star-shaped flowers on short stalks.
‘Aurora Blue’ needs at least six hours a day of direct sun, so offer it full sun to light shade.
Water when the top one to two inches of soil is dry. This sedum is drought tolerant, but will display better growth if watered regularly.
‘Aurora Blue’ is an excellent choice for indoor gardeners that have a great grow light setup, greenhouse, or sunroom – as well as outdoor gardeners living in USDA Hardiness Zones 10 to 12.
Time to create your own ground level “light” display with this blue succulent? Purchase packs of three ‘Aurora Blue’ cuttings from The Succulent Cult Store via Amazon.
Want to learn more about growing succulents from cuttings? Read our guide to propagating succulents in five easy steps.
4. Blue Bird
We wild bird enthusiasts may not see blue birds until spring, but we can keep a different type of ‘Blue Bird’ close by year-round.
Echeveria ‘Blue Bird’ is an interspecies cross between E. colorata and E. desmetiana.
Blue to blueish-green, spoon-like leaves have pink tips and edges when grown in brighter light, and are covered with a beautiful farina.
This cultivar produces low growing, three- to five-inch tall rosettes that can be up to eight inches wide.
Flowers are orange and bell shaped, held on long stalks.
This succulent needs bright light to maintain its compact shape – four to six hours of direct sun is preferable, with some light shade during the hottest part of the day.
Water ‘Blue Bird’ when the top one to two inches of the growing medium is dry during the growing season, but let the soil dry out more thoroughly in winter.
Your ‘Blue Bird’ may enjoy summer outdoors, but remember to bring it inside when the weather cools unless you live in USDA Hardiness Zones 9 to 12.
Want to turn your binoculars on this fleshy “fowl”? Find Echeveria ‘Blue Bird’ specimens in four-inch nursery pots from the Succulent Market Store via Amazon.
5. Blue Chalk Sticks
With fleshy, oblong leaves, blue chalk sticks (Curio talinoides var. mandraliscae) has upright leaves between two and a half and six inches long, and a spreading growth habit.
Formerly classified as Senecio mandraliscae, this succulent reaches two feet tall and has a three-foot spread. The nearly sky blue succulent foliage is covered with a thick farina.
Medium length flower stalks bear three or four white blooms each.
Allow blue chalk sticks to dry out thoroughly in between waterings and provide at least six to eight hours of direct sun per day.
Do you envision this as a beautiful ground cover? Blue chalk sticks is hardy in Zones 10 to 11.
Ready to draw these chalk sticks into your landscape design or houseplant collection?
You can find plants in four-inch pots available from the Plants for Pets Store via Amazon.
6. Blue Elf
With small rosettes and chunky, pointed leaves, this next blue succulent is as cute as a sprite.
The fleshy, blue green foliage is covered with a powdery farina, and features pink to burgundy leaf tips.
‘Blue Elf’ is a type of Sedeveria, an intergeneric hybrid, which grows in beautiful rosettes that reach three to four inches wide and tall.
When this blue succulent blooms, bright yellow flowers are held on medium length stalks.
‘Blue Elf’ requires bright light, preferably with approximately four hours of direct sun per day. Outdoors these can be cultivated in part sun.
Water when the soil is completely dry. ‘Blue Elf’ can grow outdoors year round in USDA Hardiness Zones 9b to 11b.
Is this elf the missing element in your succulent fairy garden?
You can find ‘Blue Elf’ succulents in four-inch plastic or terra cotta pots from the DH7 Enterprise Store via Amazon.
7. Blue Glow
Not all blue succulents are destined for windowsills – some are perfect candidates for the water-wise garden!
A cultivated variety of Agave, ‘Blue Glow’ features spiky rosettes of long, sword-shaped, silvery blue leaves. Each leaf tip ends in a sharp spine.
An interspecies cross between A. ocahui and A. attenuata, the foliage of this blue succulent is covered with epicuticular wax, on rosettes that reach two to three feet wide and tall.
Showy yellow flowers appear only when the agave is 10 to 15 years old.
You may want to handle this one with gardening gloves since agave sap can cause contact dermatitis. Also, watch out for the spikes on the tips of the leaves.
Allow the soil of ‘Blue Glow’ to dry out between waterings, and make sure to provide this blue succulent with full sun – at least six hours per day.
If you’d like to add this agave to your xeriscape, ‘Blue Glow’ can grow outdoors year round in USDA Hardiness Zones 8 to 11.
Do you have the perfect spot for this agave in your desert or defensive landscaping? You can find ‘Blue Glow’ agaves in three-and-a-half-inch nursery pots from Planet Desert via Amazon.
8. Blue Rose
Our selections include lots of blue succulent hybrids bred in modern times, but it might surprise you to learn that this one has been around for 150 years!
Blue rose (Echeveria x imbricata) is known for its farina-covered, pale blue rosettes made up of pointed, spoon-like leaves. Rosettes grow to be up to eight inches wide and six inches tall.
An old hybrid dating from 1874, this blue succulent is an interspecies cross between E. gibbiflora and E. secunda.
Showy pink flowers with yellow centers are held above the rosettes on lavender-colored stalks.
This type of echeveria needs bright light with at least four hours of direct sun. Allow the growing medium to become nearly dry between waterings.
Blue rose echeveria can grow outdoors year round in USDA Hardiness Zones 9 to 12.
Want to add this piece of botanical history to your collection?
Breeze on over to Amazon for blue rose echeveria specimens in your choice of two- or four-inch plastic or terra cotta pots from the Succulents Box Store.
9. Blue Spruce
If you’re looking for blue succulents to use as outdoor landscaping options in a location with cold winters, add this one to your list.
‘Blue Spruce’ isn’t actually a conifer, it’s a type of stonecrop – in this case, a variety of Petrosedum rupestre, formerly classified as Sedum reflexum.
This blue succulent has a spreading growth habit, with upright stems that reach ten inches tall, covered with small, blueish-green, needle-like leaves that are coated with epicuticular wax.
‘Blue Spruce’ has a spread of eight to twelve inches or more.
During blooming, clusters of small, bright yellow flowers are held above the foliage on long stalks.
‘Blue Spruce’ stonecrop requires full sun to part shade when grown outdoors. As a houseplant, provide it with bright light, including at least four hours of direct sun.
Although this succulent is drought tolerant, regular watering will encourage vigorous growth, but be sure to allow the soil to dry between waterings.
‘Blue Spruce’ stonecrop can grow outdoors year round in USDA Hardiness Zones 3 to 8.
Ready to put in your new flowering ground cover?
Hirt’s Gardens carries flats of 48 ‘Blue Spruce’ stonecrop plants, available for purchase via Walmart.
You can learn more about how to grow stonecrop in our guide.
10. Burro’s Tail
Looking for a fast growing blue succulent houseplant that will provide a dramatic focal point?
Burro’s tail (Sedum morganianum ‘Burrito’) is a trailing succulent that can grow to surprising lengths when grown in an elevated hanging basket and allowed to spill over the sides.
In fact, burro’s tail is one of the best trailing succulents for growing in a hanging basket!
Its short, pale blue, ovoid leaves covered with farina grow on ever-lengthening stems, resembling a long tail. Its close relative, donkey’s tail, has greener leaves that are pointy rather than blunt.
Stems grow upward first, before trailing downwards, giving the sedum an overall footprint of one and a half feet wide and over four feet long at maturity.
When flowering, pink to red, star shaped blooms grow from the ends of stems.
This blue succulent needs bright light, and can handle up to four hours of direct sun a day as well, preferably in the morning.
As for water, make sure to visit it with your watering can when the top one to three inches of the growing medium are dry.
Burro’s tail can grow outdoors year round in USDA Hardiness Zones 10b to 11a.
Is this the perfect choice for your favorite hanging planter? You’ll find live burro’s tails available for purchase in six-inch hanging baskets from Succulents Box via Walmart.
Learn more about growing burro’s tail and donkey’s tail in our guide.
11. Chinese Dunce Cap
Chinese dunce cap (Orostachys malacophylla var. iwarenge) has spoon-shaped, blueish-gray to pale green leaves, which change color according to the season.
Farina-covered, Chinese dunce cap’s small rosettes extend their offsets away from the mother plants on short stems.
Rosettes reach three inches tall at most, with the overall height of the succulent growing to be six to eight inches tall.
The flowers of these succulents are what give them their common name “dunce cap.”
The blooms are conical shaped inflorescences covered with white and pink blooms, arising from the center of the rosette.
This succulent requires six to eight hours of direct sunlight, and the growing medium should be allowed to dry completely between waterings.
Chinese dunce cap can grow outdoors year round in USDA Hardiness Zones 5 to 8.
12. Cliff Stonecrop
Did I hear someone request another blue succulent ground cover to consider?
Formerly known as Sedum cauticola but now classified botanically as Hylotelephium cauticola this stonecrop has blueish-gray to blueish-green, rounded leaves covered with a layer of farina.
The species is also known as cliff stonecrop and has a mounding, creeping growth habit, reaching up to six inches tall and twelve inches wide.
On mature specimens, showy clusters of pink flowers appear to cover plants completely.
Grow cliff stonecrop in full sun in Zones 4 to 11 and allow the soil to dry thoroughly between waterings.
Get ready to watch this living mulch spread across the ground! Head over to Nature Hills Nursery for 18- to 30-month-old cliff stonecrop plants.
13. Concrete Leaf
If you appreciate flora with unusual features, here’s an option that might be a good fit for your collection.
Concrete leaf (Titanopsis calcarea) is a mimicry plant with leaves that look like they are encrusted with sand or small pebbles to help them blend into their surroundings.
These odd little clumping and rosette-forming succulents have a rough texture thanks to the tubercles that grow on their club shaped leaves.
Also known as concrete leaf living stone, this succulent reaches three to four inches tall, four to six inches wide, and is often a shade of pale blue although some specimens can be a grayish brown hue.
Lying flat against the foliage, concrete leaf’s daisy-like flowers have yellow petals and white centers, and are held on very short stems.
Concrete leaf needs full sun to part shade outdoors, except in summer when light shade is preferred. If growing indoors, provide bright light with at least four hours of direct morning sun.
Allow the medium to dry thoroughly between waterings in spring and fall, and during winter and summer water even less frequently.
Concrete leaf can grow outdoors year round in USDA Hardiness Zones 10 to 11.
Do you have a soft spot for tough looking concrete leaf?
Amazon sells concrete leaf plants from the Succulents Box Store in your choice of two- or four-inch plastic or terra cotta pots.
14. Delaetii
Our next option is another blue succulent that would pair nicely with concrete leaf, providing a smooth contrast to the latter’s rough texture.
Argyroderma delaetii is a type of stone plant sometimes called baby’s bottom.
This pale blue succulent is small – just over an inch tall and wide – and shaped like an egg with a deep V-shaped fissure in the middle. Each half of the “egg” is a leaf. New leaves and flowers emerge from the middle of this crack.
Flowers are daisy-like and can be pink, purple, red, yellow, or white, and are produced on very short stems, opening wide across the foliage.
This succulent needs lots of bright light, with at least four to five hours of direct sun. In the summer, make sure to provide some shade during the heat of the day.
Allow the growing medium to dry completely between waterings. In summer, water even less often since A. delaetii goes dormant during summer. Instead, during the summer, water only when the plant starts to shrivel.
Baby’s bottom can grow outdoors year round in USDA Hardiness Zones 10b to 11b.
Are you ready to be a plant parent to a baby’s bottom?
Head to Amazon to purchase baby’s bottom succulents in two-and-a-half-inch nursery pots from Planet Desert.
15. Fan Aloe
This next selection has a unique growth habit – it looks like someone pasted some aloe plants onto a woody tree trunk.
Formerly classified botanically as a species of Aloe, fan aloe (Kumara plicatilis) is a shrub or small tree with strap shaped, grayish-blue leaves dusted with a light farina and arranged like an open fan.
While young specimens look similar to aloes and have single “fans,” as plants mature, a mass of succulent leaves is held aloft on forked stems. These stems grow to be thick and corky like trunks as the plants mature.
Fan aloe can grow to be three to fifteen feet tall if conditions are favorable.
As for blooms, fan aloe produces tubular, reddish orange flowers loved by hummingbirds and held on long spikes.
Fan aloe grows best with sun in the morning and shade during the hotter part of day. Allow the growing medium to dry completely between waterings.
Have you become a fan of this (former) aloe? Fan aloe can grow outdoors year-round in USDA Hardiness Zones 9b to 11b.
16. Ghost Plant
When it comes to houseplants, ghosts are nothing to fear!
With farina-covered, pale grayish blue foliage that takes on a pink hue in strong sunlight, ghost plant (Graptopetalum paraguayense) has five- to six-inch rosettes consisting of pointed, spoon-shaped leaves held on trailing stems that can reach up to 12 inches long.
The eye-catching, star-shaped flowers borne on short stems are white with purple markings.
Ghost plant is a succulent that needs at least four hours of direct sun per day, and the soil should be allowed to dry almost completely between waterings.
To keep this ghost alive, only grow it outdoors year round in USDA Hardiness Zones 9 to 11.
Want this for your goth plant collection? You’ll find ghost plants available for purchase in two-and-a-half-inch plastic pots from Hirt’s Gardens via Walmart.
17. Gracilidelineata
Some blue succulents are so well camouflaged, you might not be able to tell them apart from rocks and pebbles – such as lithops, which are flora masquerading as stones.
Lithops gracilidelineata subsp. gracilidelineata is a type of lithops that has an opaque, creamy pale blue face featuring a network of reddish lines.
This small living stone is just 0.7 to 1.18 inches tall and an inch or so wide, and unlike some lithops, tends to remain as a solitary head rather than growing into clumps.
This mimicry plant produces daisy-like yellow flowers on very short stems held low over the foliage.
For this pale blue succulent, be sure to provide full sun – six to eight hours of direct sunlight per day.
As for water, lithops require even more extreme care with watering than more common succulents like hens and chicks or echeverias.
Wondering if this could be part of your succulent garden? L. gracilidelineata is hardy in USDA Hardiness Zones 9b to 11b.
You can learn more about how to grow and care for lithops in our complete guide.
18. Ice Plant
This next option makes a wonderful houseplant, having a similar appearance to living stones but with more height.
Ice plant (Delosperma lehmannii), also known as Corpuscularia lehmannii, has grayish blue foliage and a compact, spreading growth habit.
The leaves on this blue succulent are chunky, rounded, and have three edges, giving them a unique, geometric appeal.
This species reaches six to eight inches tall and has an eight- to 12-inch spread.
Borne close to the foliage on very short stems, ice plant produces bright yellow flowers.
Ice plant should be given at least four hours a day of direct sun, though more will help the succulent develop a bluer color. However, light shade during the hottest part of the day in summer is preferable.
Bottom water when the soil is completely dry, and consider growing this one outdoors year-round if you live in USDA Hardiness Zones 9 to 11.
Delosperma Lehmannii Ice Plant
Sadly, this funky little botanical gem is at risk of extinction in its native range in South Africa as a result of habitat loss, but you can help keep it alive in a home away from home.
The Next Gardener has ice plants available for purchase in two-inch nursery pots via Amazon.
19. Little Jewel
Do you, like me, value your houseplants more than jewelry? Here’s a plant to adorn your collection.
‘Little Jewel’ is a type of Pachyveria with leaves that look astonishingly similar to faceted gemstones.
The blue leaves are tapered, ending in reddish purple points and covered in farina.
The rosettes of ‘Little Jewel’ reach five inches wide and plants can grow to be up to 12 inches tall.
Arching, long inflorescences bear reddish-peach colored, bell shaped flowers.
‘Little Jewel’ should be watered when the soil is completely or almost completely dry.
When grown indoors, provide six hours of direct sun except for during the hottest part of the day. Outdoors, grow in full sun to dappled shade.
Treat this gem with as much care as you would your precious stones – ‘Little Jewel’ can only grow outdoors year round in USDA Hardiness Zones 10 to 11.
Ready to add this gem to your succulent treasures?
Purchase ‘Little Jewel’ succulents in your choice of two- or four-inch plastic or terra cotta pots from the DH7 Enterprise Store via Amazon.
20. Lola
Do you like to name your houseplants? This one comes already bestowed with a very feminine moniker.
‘Lola’ is a type of Echeveria that resembles a rose in bloom – a pale, greenish-blueish rose, with a beautiful farina gracing the spade-shaped leaves.
In sunnier conditions or cooler temperatures, ‘Lola’ takes on a pink tint along her pointed leaf tips and margins.
Rosettes grow to three to six inches tall and wide on this interspecies cross between E. lilacina and E. derenbergii.
When in bloom, ‘Lola’ bears medium-length stalks of bell-shaped, orangish pink flowers.
Echeveria ‘Lola’ should be grown in bright light, preferably with at least four hours of direct sun per day.
As for moisture, let the growing medium dry completely between waterings.
‘Lola’ can grow outdoors year-round only in USDA Hardiness Zones 9 to 12.
Do you get the feeling that Lola is your gal? You’ll find plants available for purchase in two-inch nursery pots from the Frank Farm via Walmart.
21. Opalina
‘Opalina’ is a type of Graptoveria, an intergeneric cross of Graptopetalum amethystinum and Echeveria colorata.
Foliage is dusted with farina and is pale blue in color, developing a pink blush on the outer leaves of the succulent when exposed to more light or cooler weather.
Tight rosettes grow to be four to six inches tall and five to six inches wide, forming clumps that are around 12 inches wide or more, made up of chunky, pointed leaves.
Blooms are small and bell shaped, pink on the outside and yellow on the inside, and held on short stalks.
Provide full sun to part sun outdoors, and indoors offer bright light with at least six hours of direct sun, and water when the soil has completely dried out.
‘Opalina’ can grow outdoors year round in USDA Hardiness Zones 9b to 12.
Are you crushing on the lovely blush of this graptoveria?
Walmart carries ‘Opalina’ succulents in two-inch nursery pots from Frank Farm.
22. Pacific Blue Ice
Blue succulents certainly know how to keep cool, as this next one’s name suggests.
’Pacific Blue Ice’ is a type of hybrid Sempervivum, also known as hens and chicks, with spade-shaped leaves that are an enchanting grayish-blue hue, turning pinkish-purple with exposure to bright sun.
Farina coated rosettes reach up to four inches wide and tall, with mother “hens” surrounded by smaller offsets or “chicks.”
Sempervivum only flowers when the succulent is about to die, but the parent will leave many offsets to fill its place. Flowers grow on medium length stalks from the middle of the rosette, and these blooms are daisy-shaped and pink colored.
Grow ‘Pacific Blue Ice’ in full sun and allow the growing medium to dry fully between waterings.
This is an option that can live outdoors year round for those of use that experience cold winters as it is hardy in Zones 4 to 10.
Want to dive deep into the cooling hues of these rosettes?
You can find ‘Pacific Blue Ice’ plants available for purchase in one-quart nursery pots from Qizong via Walmart.
Learn more about how to grow hens and chicks in our guide.
23. Panda Plant
Are you into flora with soft-textured foliage like lamb’s ear, common sage, and African violet?
Panda plant (Kalanchoe tomentosa) has silvery, blueish-green foliage that is as fuzzy and cuddly looking as a teddy bear.
Oval leaves are rimmed with chocolatey brown margins on this succulent that has an upright growth habit, reaching one to three feet tall and two to three feet wide.
The flowers of this kalanchoe are red and yellow, and held on medium length stalks.
Panda plant requires bright light, and you can offer it some direct sun in the morning. Outdoors, grow it in full sun to light shade, but avoid direct sun during the middle of the day.
Allow the soil to dry thoroughly between waterings and if you’d like to grow it outdoors year round, make sure you live in USDA Hardiness Zones 11 or 12.
Want to bring your own panda home to stay?
Purchase packs of three panda plant cuttings from the Succulent Cult Store via Amazon.
Learn more about growing panda plant in our guide.
24. Peacock
Some blue succulents are so beguiling, you can almost imagine them strutting their stuff like a peacock.
Echeveria desmetiana, also known as peacock echeveria, has rosettes of pale blue, spoon-shaped leaves adorned with a powdery farina and pointed tips that are pink.
Rosettes grow up to four and a half inches wide and tall, and produce offsets as they mature.
The blooms of this echeveria are coral colored and held on long flower stalks.
Grow peacock echeveria in bright light with at least four hours of direct sun, and water when the top two to three inches of the growing medium is dry.
Want to grow peacock echeverias outdoors year round? This is an option for gardeners in USDA Hardiness Zones 9b to 11b.
Here’s a peacock that won’t startle you with its calls.
You can find peacock echeveria plants in four-inch nursery pots from the CTS Air Plants Store via Amazon.
25. Pinwheel
With oblong, rounded to spade-shaped leaves arranged in rosettes as mesmerizing as the children’s toy by the same name, ‘Pinwheel’ is a type of Echeveria that has pale blue foliage covered in farina.
‘Pinwheel’ grows to three inches tall, with each rosette reaching a width of five to six inches.
When ‘Pinwheel’ blooms, pink and yellow blooms are held on medium length stems above the rosettes.
You will want to provide this gorgeous blue succulent with bright light, including at least four to six hours a day of direct sun.
Wait until the top inch or two of growing medium is dry before watering.
If you’re in a warm location, you can consider this for landscaping as well as for growing as a houseplant. ‘Pinwheel’ is hardy in Zones 9 to 12.
26. Powder Puff
‘Powder Puff’ is a type of Pachyveria, a hybrid cross between Pachyphytum oviferum and Echeveria cante that grows up to six inches tall.
With silvery blue leaves covered in farina to give it a powdery appearance, ‘Powder Puff’ takes on a purple tinge when exposed to cold temperatures or excessive sun.
Leaves are chunky and have pointed tips on three-and-a-half-inch, open rosettes formed on stems that grow horizontally before they grow upwards.
When these blue succulents bloom, purple and pink flowers with yellow centers are held on short stems.
Provide bright light for this succulent, including around six hours of direct sun except for during the hottest part of day.
‘Powder Puff’ should be watered when the soil is completely or almost completely dry.
Are you gardening in a location where the temperature almost never drops below freezing? You’re in luck – ‘Powder Puff’ can grow outdoors year-round in Zones 10 to 11.
27. Propeller Plant
Looking for a change from the common rosette form of many blue succulents?
Propeller plant (Crassula perfoliata var. falcata), previously known as C. falcata, has alternating, sickle-shaped leaves that are blueish green and coated with a layer of epicuticular wax.
This blue succulent is also known as scarlet paintbrush and airplane plant. But don’t confuse it with another houseplant also known as airplane plant, more commonly known as spider plant.
This clumping succulent usually reaches no more than two feet tall but occasionally grows to four feet tall if provided with support.
However, if left to its own devices, propeller plant will start to tip over and grow horizontally rather than vertically, where it can spread up to 10 feet.
When in bloom, propeller plant bears mounding sprays of small red flowers.
Outdoors, it grows best in full sun to light shade. If you keep yours indoors, provide at least six hours of direct sunlight and water when the growing medium is completely dry.
Hoping to grow this one outdoors year round? Not so fast – propeller plant is only hardy in Zones 9 to 11.
Do you dig these sickle shaped leaves?
You’ll find propeller plants available for purchase in your choice of two- or four-inch plastic or terra cotta pots from the Succulents Box Store via Amazon.
28. String of Buttons
A type of crassula that has blueish green, fat, triangular shaped leaves, string of buttons (Crassula perforata) looks like its foliage has been strung onto long, unbranched stems.
String of buttons is covered with a light dusting of farina, and grows eight to 24 inches tall, with a spread of 24 to 36 inches.
If grown in bright light, the edges of the leaves take on a burgundy hue.
As for blooms, long sprays of yellow to cream flowers appear at the ends of the stems.
Grow this blue succulent in full sun or light shade, but provide some shade during the hottest part of the day during summer. Indoors, provide bright light and at least six hours of direct sunlight per day.
Whether indoors or outdoors, water when the growing medium is nearly dry or completely dry.
Are you in a climate with mild winters? String of buttons can grow outdoors year round in USDA Hardiness Zones 9 to 12.
Are you collecting strings of things among your houseplants, such as string of pearls and string of hearts?
You can purchase three two- to five-inch string of buttons cuttings from the Succulent Cult Store via Amazon.
29. Turquoise Tails
Looking for a good background plant to add some vertical texture to your ever-growing collection of blue succulents?
Turquoise tails (Sedum crassularia) is a type of stonecrop that has clusters of greenish-blue leaves that are narrow and pointed, and covered with a layer of epicuticular wax.
Also known as S. sediforme, this blue succulent reaches four to six inches tall and has a spread of eight to 12 inches.
Clusters of yellowish white flowers appear at the ends of tall stems.
Grow turquoise tails in full sun to part sun, and water this drought tolerant plant when the growing medium is almost completely dry.
This plant brings good news to those of use challenged by winter freezes – turquoise tails is hardy in Zones 5 to 10.
New Pairs of Blue Genes
These blue succulents evolved to beat the heat, and we get to enjoy their cool looks. I’m sure you won’t be able to pick just one favorite, so why not pick two – or more?
Did you find the plants you were looking for? Which ones are your favorites? And if you were trying to put a name to a blue succulent already in your collection, did you manage to identify your plant?
Let us know in the comments section below. And if we left out any of your favorites, please add to our list!
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