Love to collect unique and rare plants? Then have a look at these interesting varieties of succulents that look like glass!
Some succulents have a magical, glass-like appearance that makes them look like they’re sculpted from a gemstone or crystal. Their translucent, water-filled tissues and leaf structures sparkle like the drops of morning dew and form special pieces in one’s garden! Don’t believe it? See it for yourself.
Best Succulents That Look Like Glass
1. Cooper’s Haworthia
Botanical Name: Haworthia cooperi
An eye-catching piece of nature, the Haworthia cooperi is popularly desired for its transparent fleshy foliage. If you strike it lucky, you might even see its pink-white blooms that appear during spring and summer seasons.
This distinct feature makes the foliage appear like it holds water inside or is made of transparent glass cutouts. Besides, growing these plants is easy, just make sure you don’t keep them under long hours of sun exposure, or else the beautiful compact green leaves will fade and develop a yellow or reddish tinge.
Tips: This succulent cannot tolerate temperatures below 5°C so during winter, bring them indoors to protect from the cold.
2. Obtusa
Botanical Name: Haworthia obtusa
One more infrequently available succulent beauty that features flat, fan-like leaves with clear glass-like windows on the top. These see-through surfaces make it an eye-catching centerpiece in your garden. When light passes through the “windows”, the leaves illuminate in shiny strokes of light colors.
Just like many succulents, Obtusa succulents also do not like wet feet so maintain a good watering routine. When in doubt, check the top inch layer of the soil before watering.
3. Baby Toes
Botanical Name: Fenestraria rhopalophylla
Baby toes are tiny adorable succulents with see-through tips at the round edges of their foliage. This distinct appeal makes the tips look like glass windows or eyes and the Latin word “fenestra” comes from the window-like appeal!
You can grow them as ground covers because they have a mat-forming nature and are quite drought-tolerant so hold your horses on frequent watering.
4. Cathedral Window Haworthia
Botanical Name: Haworthia cymbiformis
The Cathedral Window Haworthia hails from South Africa, East London, and the Committees on the Fish River. These lovely dwarf succulents display plump and juicy leaves that store water in their soft and swollen edges giving a glass window-like appeal.
Generally, they are one of the easiest Haworthias to grow because of their resilient nature. However, the catch here is that they need very frequent repotting because every year a part of the roots dies and rots in the pot.
5. Fairy’s Elephant Feet
Botanical Name: Frithia pulchra
The Fairy’s Elephant Feet is a tiny, flowering succulent that grows 3-4 inches tall and 7-8 inches wide featuring thick stemless leaves that have clear glass windows at the top. This beautiful feature gives a shiny glass appeal.
You have to protect it from the frost and extreme temperatures in the colder months and make sure of good water drainage in the pot. As the cherry on top, feed with a liquid low-nitrogen fertilizer in the blooming season to promote better growth and blooming.
6. Haworthia Atrofusca
Botanical Name: Haworthia magnifica var. atrofusca
This crystal clear succulent showcases a subtle whitish-gray variation on its transparent glass-like leaves. If you want to keep it shining like this then keep it in a bright space where it can get loads of indirect sunlight.
The nature and form of this subtle beauty can be a bonus to your home. Just make sure that you plant it in a well-draining potting mix and maintain a minimum watering routine for it to keep thriving.
7. Bayeri Haworthia
Botanical Name: Haworthia bayeri
The most spectacular retuse-leaved species, this rare succulent is highly desired for its beautiful leaf markings but its slow-growing nature is what makes it very less available. If you get your hands on this, just make sure you take care of it because it is very difficult to find!
To keep this beauty thriving, always maintain a porous soil condition and place it near windowsills or verandas, where it gets bright, indirect sunlight. Also, do not throw in too much fertilizer to make it grow faster, or else it won’t survive long.
Hoping that this list of fascinating succulents has made your day! Do let us know which one has captured your eye and if you already have any of them why not share some interesting tips and tricks to grow them?
