Do you want some cascading houseplants with some dangling blossoms here and there? Here are the best succulent vines listed for you!
Uplift your garden space to grab everyone’s attention with some unique and interesting hanging succulents. Wondering why we call them the best succulent vines? Their wonderful looks, low-maintenance nature, and fun-to-grow habit with flowing stems look excellent in hanging pots.
Best Succulent Vines
1. Queen of the Night
Botanical Name: Epiphyllum oxypetalum
The Queen of the Night is a fast-growing and long-living cactus that rewards you with big white blooms during the spring-summer season. Interestingly, these gorgeous blossoms only bloom at night.
If you like white flowers on vines then go for this one because the blooming time is arriving soon!
2. Burro’s Tail
Botanical Name: Sedum morganianum
When it comes to trailing plants, the Burro’s tail or Donkey’s tail is the perfect one for a nice vertical garden decor. It has tiny bead-like leaves that grow on the stem overlapping each other compactly and forming in a circular pattern.
3. String of Buttons
Botanical Name: Crassula perforata
Would you look at those adorable triangular, plump leaves? Looks like they are stitched together like a beautiful green-gray garland!
Besides, just make sure to provide a dry period between your watering cycles to avoid overwatering issues.
4. Ruby Necklace
Botanical Name: Othonna capensis
The prettiest one with bright pink-red leaves and stems trailing nicely from a hanging basket. Those bean-shaped leaves are not the only amazing thing about this succulent, but you must also check out the yellow daisy-like flowers. Too good to be true!
5. String of Dolphins
Botanical Name: Curio × peregrinus
A playful succulent for the kid in you! The String of Dolphins has tiny dolphin-shaped leaves lying on its cascading vines. This is what gives it its name and also quite a mystical appearance in one’s garden.
6. String of Hearts
Botanical Name: Ceropegia woodii
Here comes the one with a romantic vibe! Because it has pretty heart-shaped foliage with pink-white variegations on the green leaves, being one more plus point addition. All you need to do is prepare a well-draining growing medium and find a bright spot for it to flourish happily.
7. Calico Kitten
Botanical Name: Crassula pellucida ‘Variegata’
Calico kitten is a colorful vine succulent with a lot of variegations on its leaves. The combination of purple vines with green and purple leaves is enough to attract everyone! For the best colors, make sure it gets good sunlight exposure (4-6 hours daily).
8. Christmas Cactus
Botanical Name: Schlumbergera x buckleyi
Everyone’s favorite holiday plant is what it is! For pretty obvious reasons, the bright and warm pink bloomers make all winter decorations festive and colorful. If you are worried about bringing one home for your paw buddies then the good news is, it is non-toxic to pets.
So, go grab one because this is the best time (spring season) to propagate them for the next blooming season.
9. Monkey’s Tail
Botanical Name: Cleistocactus colademononis
Have some furry trailing beauty flourishing in your hanging garden with beautiful and bright blossoms in shades of red and orange. Wondering why it’s called a Monkey’s tail? Because its fuzzy appearance resembles one.
10. Cliff Cotyledon
Botanical Name: Cotyledon pendens
Take a look at this compact vine featuring uniquely shaped green-gray leaves and bell-shaped flowers in red color. It is a rare and unusual succulent species native to South Africa and Namibia.
11. String of Pearls
Botanical Name: Senecio rowleyanus
The popular trailing succulent, String of Pearls is a true beauty with delicate strings and round foliage that looks like beads or green pearls hanging from the long stems! As popular as it is, so is it very low-maintenance and beginner-friendly.
12. Mistletoe Cactus
Botanical Name: Rhipsalis baccifera
The Mistletoe cactus is listed among the 11 best hanging cacti here! It seems it deserves such a spot because of its unique appearance of thin and long stems that grow bushier over time. This fuller structure looks great on hanging baskets and vertical decorations.
13. String of Nickels
Botanical Name: Dischidia nummularia
With time this unusual houseplant is gaining a lot of popularity. The String of Nickels has tiny perfectly round leaves on its cascading stems that seem like coins or nickels.
If you get your hands on this rare beauty, just plant it in an orchid potting medium rather than any other regular one, and watch it flourish.
14. Jade Necklace
Botanical Name: Crassula ‘Jade Necklace’
One of the most beautiful Crassula varieties. The Jade Necklace is truly a charming vine because of its densely packed leaves in an upright row pattern with red margins on the edges. Additionally, it also gives out white and pinkish blossoms during the spring season.
15. October Daphne
Botanical Name: Sedum sieboldii ‘Mediovariegatum’
The October Daphne is a gem if you have one and if not then go grab one soon! This interesting succulent variety has beautiful round leaves with a yellow center that appears like a flower itself and grows in a spiral pattern on the stems.
Besides, it also produces pink-white tiny blooms in clusters at the edge of the stems.
16. Wax Ivy
Botanical Name: Senecio macroglossus
Ivy plants are one of the best low-maintenance houseplant choices as vines. These climbers are sure to grab a lot of attention among your guests because of their shine and glossy texture. Just ensure it gets morning sunlight for 2-3 hours to boost the colors and encourage further growth.
17. Rat Tail Cactus
Botanical Name: Aporocactus flagelliformis
Hailing from southwestern Mexico and Central America, the Rat Tail cactus is a distinct trailing cactus with thin and long stems that can grow up to 4 feet at maturity. In addition, this is where it gets the peculiar name.
18. Starfish Cactus
Botanical Name: Stapelia grandiflora
The grand star-shaped flower is a rare sight to catch, and you are lucky if you have one! This is a spinless cactus-like plant that produces pink-purple, star-shaped, extraordinary, large flowers covered in white hair.
19. Peanut Cactus
Botanical Name: Echinopsis chamaecereus
Another one, almost similar to the Monkey’s tail cactus but only with less white hair on its long stems. If you like pink and orange flowers then this is the one you should get in your garden.
Voila! Hope you enjoy this fascinating collection. Let us know if your favorite trailing plant has made it to the list! You can still write to us if you want to know more about any of them.
