Last Updated on 7 November 2025

The following list is a compilation of the 100 best succulent plants of all time. I averaged 21 different ranked lists of “best succulents” to get this definitive compilation.  See my Methodology page for the research process that was used, including the full spreadsheet and links to all 21 lists that were averaged.

  1. Aloe Vera
  2. Jade Plant
  3. String of Pearls
  4. Panda Plant
  5. Burro’s Tail
  6. Zebra Haworthia
  7. Christmas Cactus
  8. Snake Plant
  9. Echeveria ‘Perle von Nurnberg’
  10. Hens and Chicks
  11. Mexican Snowball
  12. Living Stones
  13. Flaming Katy
  14. Crown of Thorns
  15. Ponytail Palm
  16. Woodland Stonecrop
  17. String of Hearts
  18. African Milk Tree
  19. Yucca
  20. Ice Plant
  21. Mother of Thousands
  22. Fan Aloe
  23. Tricolor Lavender Scallops
  24. Ghost Plant
  25. Pencil Cactus
  26. Barbados Aloe
  27. Echeveria ‘Dusty Rose’
  28. Echeveria ‘Raindrops’
  29. Zebra Plant
  30. Ox Tongue
  31. Queen Victoria Agave
  32. ZZ Plant
  33. Cliff Stonecrop
  34. Echeveria ‘Lola’
  35. Gollum Jade
  36. String of Dolphins
  37. Ric Rac Cactus
  38. Echeveria ‘Pearl Orchid’
  39. Paddle Plant
  40. Dolphin Plant
  41. Silver Dollar Jade Plant
  42. Chinese Money Plant
  43. Black Rose Aeonium
  44. Rum Runner Agave
  45. Pincushion Cactus
  46. Propeller Plant
  47. Century Plant
  48. Pink Jelly Bean
  49. String of Bananas
  50. Jelly Bean Plant
  51. Elephant Bush
  52. Fairy Castle Cactus
  53. Desert Rose
  54. Star Cactus
  55. Pig’s Ear
  56. Lipstick Echeveria
  57. Thanksgiving Cactus
  58. Giant Chalk Dudleya
  59. Bishop’s Cap
  60. Calico Kitten
  61. White Stonecrop
  62. Crowded Haworthia
  63. Pink Granite
  64. Whale’s Tongue Agave
  65. Fairy Washboard
  66. Tree Aeonium
  67. Mistletoe Cactus
  68. Moonstone Plant
  69. Golden Barrel Cactus
  70. Moon Cactus
  71. Mountain Rose Aeonium
  72. Ball Cactus
  73. String of Turtles
  74. Rainbow Elephant Bush
  75. Crassula Red Pagoda
  76. Autumn Joy Stonecrop
  77. Blue Chalksticks
  78. Ruby Glow
  79. Dragon Fruit Cactus
  80. Tiger Jaws
  81. Prickly Pear Cactus
  82. Agave ‘Blue Glow’
  83. Baby Rubber Plant
  84. Plush Plant
  85. Bunny Ears Cactus
  86. Ladyfinger Cactus
  87. Sticks on Fire
  88. Kalanchoe ‘Pink Butterflies’
  89. Hoya Kerrii
  90. Mirabilis
  91. Sedum Angelina
  92. Bear’s Paw
  93. Candelabra Cactus
  94. Flower Dust Plant
  95. Easter Cactus
  96. Echeveria ‘After Glow’
  97. Lace Aloe
  98. Roseum
  99. Window Haworthia
  100. Queen of the Night

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