There are many posts regarding the cactus and succulents that need low or no sunlight. Especially those plants inside the office area. But there is anyone there to have practical experience about this.? I think every succulents or cactus need direct or indirect sunlight.

The only succulents I know of that can live in indirect-only/office light situations for any real length of time are Sansevierias and Ponytail Palms. They won't grow as quickly as they do in brighter light, but they manage and won't get etiolated.

Haworthias, most Aloes, and tropical cacti like Schlumbergera (holiday cacti) can do well indoors year round, but do need fairly bright light and at least a few hours of direct sun and should be right up in a window.

Pretty much every other succulent I know of needs very bright light all day, including 5-6 hours of direct sun, when they are actively growing. I have managed to get by without grow lights by putting mine outside in summer, and in a south window in winter where they get 5-7 hours of direct sun most days. If that setup isn't an option, then grow lights are a necessity.

snowwoods said:There are many posts regarding the cactus and succulents that need low or no sunlight. Especially those plants inside the office area. But there is anyone there to have practical experience about this.? I think every succulents or cactus need direct or indirect sunlight.

There's basically no cacti or succulents that live with no light that aren't parasitic or stuff like that

Haworthias do nice in lower lighting levels. They do fine for me at the lowest layer of a shelf.

It depends what you mean by low light. Obviously nothing can survive if there is absolutely no light.

I would suggest Haworthia (as mentioned above)


I would also suggest epiphytic cacti, such as:

Epiphyllum
rhipsalis
schlumbergera
hatiora
lepismeum
ETC

snowwoods said:There are many posts regarding the cactus and succulents that need low or no sunlight. Especially those plants inside the office area. But there is anyone there to have practical experience about this.? I think every succulents or cactus need direct or indirect sunlight.

Imma be level with you: such things dont exist. I think some tropicals are more suited for the task:ficus elastica/lyrata/longifolia etc, some varities of dracaena(dark leaf), some aroids etc. But succulents, even like sanseveria and beaucarnea, need at least a window. Then haworthiOPSIS(Not haworthia, which actually needs to bake and roast to look good) , sclulmbergera, lepisimium etc need to be on those windows, provided if they look towards a building, or obscured by trees, or north facing(or south facing if youre in the southern hemisphere). Or at the very least near those windows if you have better exposure.
But yeah succulents need bright light in general, some just need a lot more..

I would tend to agree. It might be better to rephrase the question to ask which plants tolerate low light, and then there is a reasonably long list, including some plants already mentioned.

I agree with the above , indoors you should aim for as much light as possible
I was amazed how much my sans slowed down when I had to take it out the window due to size . I put it right next to the window on a stand , but even that small change made a huge difference
We can not grow the majority of these plants outside in the uk because of our rainy cold winters . Indoors behind glass we are already in trouble with many succulents
Steve

There is only once cactus that will live without light. Luckily, its made out of plastic.

Hi & welcome! If you are able to add some pics of the location in question, &/or ask about specific plants you might like to try, you could get some specific feedback. Theoretical discussions are rarely very helpful because the participants come into the discussion with wildly varying assumptions and interpretations of descriptions.

I've seen some amazing old Jade plants that have become leaning/dangling specimens after years in a lower light situation.

Succulents will live and be (relatively) healthy in low light situations. They never grow into their potential selves, rather hit some balance between light and water and grow into sometimes otherworldly shapes. I am never happy with these plants as I know what they should look like (call me old fashioned ). Jades do seem to be the ones we see the most often.

You two make me envy, I try so hard to keep a healthy jades..