Several ways you can identify your tall succulent, from asking the experts to using plant identifiers. I’m a horticultural consultant, and plant identification is one of my favourite tasks. In this post, I want to help you with tall succulent identification.
Here, I will show you an album of tall succulent types from ornamentals to wild. Some of them, such as Snake plants, are common houseplants, and you may be shocked by some tall succulents like Foxtail Agave. If you are ready, let’s dive into “Tall succulent identification”.
Tall Succulent Types with Pictures
Tall succulent types are perfect for designing indoor decor and landscapes. Here, I provided a collection of tall succulent plant names and images. It will help you not only to identify your tall succulent but also is useful to make your favourite list of these fantastic plants. scroll through images, and enjoy them.
African Milk Tree: Spiky Tall Succulent
Scientific name: Euphorbia trigona
Plant Size: can grow up to 6 to 8 feet (1.8 to 2.4 meters) tall.
Appearance:
You will find the African Milk Tree with oval-shaped green leaves that grow on the edge of its thick, upright, and triangular-shaped green stems. The green leaves may turn reddish-brown in direct sunlight.
The African Milk Tree can also produce small yellow-green flowers that are arranged in clusters at the ends of the stems.
Candelabra Spurge
Scientific name: Euphorbia ammak’ Variegata’
Plant Size: can grow up to 10 to 20 feet (3 to 6 meters) tall.
Appearance:
Candelabra Spurge has upright, columnar, and segmented green stems with thin and tiny leaves that come in greyish-green to creamy-white shades. The stems resemble a candelabra.
Century Plant
Scientific name: Agave americana
Plant Size: can grow up to 6 to 15 feet (1.8 to 4.6 meters) tall.
Appearance:
A wonderful tall succulent plant that can shock every viewer. The Century Plant has large, thick, and fleshy leaves that come in bluish-green to grey-green colours. Be cautious because sharp spines are along the margin of leaves. The leaves are arranged in a rosette with a tall flower spike in the centre that can reach up to 30 feet in height and end with tubular yellow flowers.
Crown of Thorns: Spiky, Tall succulent with colourful flowers
Scientific name: Euphorbia milii
Plant Size: can grow up to 1 to 3 feet (0.3 to 0.9 meters) tall.
Appearance:
One of the popular indoor and outdoor plants with small, oval-shaped, glossy green leaves that grow along the thorny stems. The leaves are often overshadowed by the colourful bracts and flowers.
Desert Rose: Tall Succulent with Pink Flowers
Scientific name: Adenium Obesum
Plant Size: can grow up to 3 to 10 feet (0.9 to 3 meters) tall
Appearance:
Very fantastic tall succulent. You may find it indoors as a Bonsai or as a beautiful tree outdoors. This plant has glossy, leathery, green, oval to lanceolate leaves that are clustered at the tips of the branches. Its thick, swollen stem can store water and give it a bonsai-like appearance. The showy, trumpet-shaped flowers are very popular and you can find them in pink, red, and white colours.
Elephant’s Ear Kalanchoe: Tall Succulent with Fuzzy Leaves
Scientific name: Kalanchoe beharensis
Plant Size: can grow up to 3 to 6 feet (0.9 to 1.8 meters) tall.
Appearance:
As you can find out from its name, the Elephant’s Ear Kalanchoe has large, fuzzy, and paddle-shaped leaves that resemble the ears of an elephant. The leaves are silvery-green to coppery-red and are covered in fine hairs. The leaves are arranged in rosette form on top of a woody stem.
Foxtail Agave
Scientific name: Agave attenuate
Plant Size: can grow up to 3 to 5 feet (0.9 to 1.5 meters) tall.
Appearance:
Foxtail Agave has large, spoon-shaped green to bluish-green leaves with smooth edges that grow in a rosette form. The wonderful thing about this tall succulent is its tall flower spike that can reach up to 10 feet in height.
Jade Plant: Tall Succulent with Leaves
Scientific name: Crassula ovata
Plant Size: can grow up to 3 to 6 feet (0.9 to 1.8 meters) tall
Appearance:
A lucky plant with thick, fleshy, and oval-shaped glossy green leaves on thick, woody, and branched stems. in some varieties, the jade plant is a tall succulent with round leaves. You may find it with red or yellow edges, depending on the variety. The leaves grow in opposite pairs along the branches.
Joshua Tree: Tall Succulent Tree
Scientific name: Yucca brevifolia
Plant Size: can grow up to 15 to 40 feet (4.6 to 12 meters) tall.
Appearance:
You will find the Joshua Tree with long, narrow, sword-shaped grey-green leaves that are clustered at the ends of the thick, rough, and often forked branches, which give to Joshua Tree a distinctive appearance.
Madagascar Palm: Spiky Tall Succulent Tree
Scientific name: Pachypodium lamerei
Plant Size: can grow up to 10 to 20 feet (3 to 6 meters) tall.
Appearance:
The Madagascar Palm has long, narrow, and lance-shaped glossy dark green leaves on top of a thick stem that is covered with sharp spines or thorns and a greyish-brown bark. The Madagascar Palm can also produce showy and large, star-shaped, white at the tips of the branches.
Mother of Millions
Scientific name: Kalanchoe Delagoensis
Plant Size: can grow up to 1 to 3 feet (0.3 to 0.9 meters) tall.
Appearance:
Mother of Millions has fleshy, elongated green leaves with reddish-brown spots or margins. One of the distinct features of this tall succulent is the small plantlets that develop along the edges of the leaves and give it a unique appearance.
Ocotillo
Scientific name: Fouquieria splendens
Plant Size: can grow up to 10 to 20 feet (3 to 6 meters) tall.
Appearance:
This plant has different appearances during rainy seasons and dry periods. The Ocotillo is mostly leafless during dry periods, but after rainfall, it will produce small, oval-shaped green leaves. Another distinct feature of this tall succulent is its tall, spiny, whip-like branches. During the spring, you will see vibrant clusters of small, tubular, red-orange flowers at the tips of the branches.
Ponytail Palm: Tall Succulent with Long Leaves
Scientific name: Beaucarnea recurvata
Plant Size: can grow up to 3 to 6 feet (0.9 to 1.84 meters) tall
Appearance:
The Ponytail Palm is another popular houseplant with long, slender, and arching dark green leaves at the end of its thick and swollen stem. This plant has a unique appearance that reminds an elephant’s foot.
Snake Plant: Tall Succulent with Long Leaves
Scientific name: Dracaena trifasciata
Plant Size: can grow up to 2 to 4 feet (0.6 to 1.2 meters) tall
Appearance:
The Snake Plant has long, sword-shaped, and upright leaves that come in dark green with light green or yellow variegation, depending on the variety.
Sticks on Fire (Pencil Cactus): Tall Succulent with Red Tips
Scientific name: Euphorbia tirucalli
Plant Size: can grow up to 6 to 25 feet (1.8 to 7.6 meters) tall.
Appearance:
You cannot see traditional leaves in this tall succulent. The Sticks on Fire plant, also known as the Pencil plant, has vertical, cylindrical, green branches that can turn bright red or orange in direct sunlight or when stressed.
Tree Houseleek: Tall Succulent with Leaves
Scientific name: Aeonium arboreum
Plant Size: can grow up to 1 to 3 feet (0.3 to 0.9 meters)tall.
Appearance:
The Tree Houseleek has spoon-shaped leaves that are arranged in rosettes at the ends of the stems and give a compact, branching form to this plant. You may find various varieties in dark purple colour to green shades.
Wild Grape
Scientific name: Cyphostemma juttae
Plant Size: can grow up to 3 to 6 feet (0.9 to 1.8 meters) tall.
Appearance:
The Wild Grape is a tall, succulent tree with large, lobed, bluish-green leaves and a thick stem that will be swollen with age. Its small, greenish-white flowers will turn to ornamental, grape-like clusters of berries.
Tall Succulent House Plants
Some of the above tall succulent plants can thrive in indoor conditions. In the following, you can find a list of them. However, in indoor conditions, they will be smaller in height than in their natural habitat.
- African Milk Tree (Euphorbia trigona)
- Snake Plant (Dracaena trifasciata)
- Mother of Millions (Kalanchoe delagoensis)
- Desert Rose (Adenium obesum)
- Sticks on Fire (Euphorbia tirucalli)
- Jade Plant (Crassula ovata)
- Foxtail Agave (Agave attenuata)
- Madagascar Palm (Pachypodium lamerei)
- Elephant’s Ear Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe beharensis)
- Tree Houseleek (Aeonium arboreum)
- Crown of Thorns (Euphorbia milii)
- Ponytail Palm (Beaucarnea recurvata)
Conclusion
I provided you with a list of tall succulent names and images, and introduced a verified free plant identifier to identify your tall succulent types. Did you find your tall succulent plant in the above list? What was its name? Have you ever experienced plant identification tools? Do you think they can work well? Please tell my readers about your experiences and ideas below this page.
Elahe Rabiei
Hi, I’m Elaheh. My Academic major is plant protection, and houseplants are my expertise. As a houseplant lover, my house is full of indoor plants and it is my passion to take care of them. Hence, I’m here to share my knowledge and experience about growing healthy houseplants. I am also a plant protection advisor, so feel free to ask me any questions you may have.