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387 Best Succulents for Costa Rica | 2026 Guide

The 387 best succulents to grow in Costa Rica. Ideal climate: 23.9°C, 66.5% humidity.

🌡️ 23.9°C
💧 66.5%

387 Succulents for Costa Rica

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Iberian Houseleek
1
★ 100%

Iberian Houseleek

Sempervivum vicentei

Easy 💧 14 days 🌡️ -20°C - 30°C
Leaf Cactus
2
★ 100%

Leaf Cactus

Leuenbergeria

Medium 💧 6 days 🌡️ 15°C - 32°C
Green Dunce Cap
3
★ 100%

Green Dunce Cap

Orostachys malacophylla

Easy 💧 12 days 🌡️ -34°C - 30°C
Silver Ball Cactus
4
★ 100%

Silver Ball Cactus

Parodia scopa

Medium 💧 14 days 🌡️ 18°C - 30°C
Silver Sedum
5
★ 100%

Silver Sedum

Sedum treleasei

Easy 💧 14 days 🌡️ 15°C - 30°C
Siberian Stonecrop
6
★ 100%

Siberian Stonecrop

Phedimus hybridus

Easy 💧 14 days 🌡️ 15°C - 30°C
Cobweb Houseleek
7
★ 100%

Cobweb Houseleek

Sempervivum arachnoideum

Easy 💧 14 days 🌡️ -32°C - 30°C
Argentine Toothpick Cactus
8
★ 100%

Argentine Toothpick Cactus

Stetsonia coryne

Easy 💧 21 days 🌡️ 1.7°C - 30°C
Navelwort
9
★ 100%

Navelwort

Umbilicus rupestris

Easy 🌡️ 15°C - 30°C
Caribbean Tree Cactus
10
★ 100%

Caribbean Tree Cactus

Consolea falcata

Easy 💧 14 days 🌡️ -2°C - 30°C
Old Man of the Andes
11
★ 100%

Old Man of the Andes

Oreocereus trollii

Easy 💧 14 days 🌡️ -5°C - 30°C
Chilean Cactus
12
★ 100%

Chilean Cactus

Leucostele chiloensis

Easy 💧 21 days 🌡️ 5°C - 30°C
Chinese Stonecrop
13
★ 100%

Chinese Stonecrop

Sedum tetractinum

Easy 💧 14 days 🌡️ 15°C - 30°C
Twistspine Pricklypear
14
★ 100%

Twistspine Pricklypear

Opuntia macrorhiza

Easy 💧 14 days 🌡️ 15°C - 30°C
Dahlia Hedgehog Cactus
15
★ 100%

Dahlia Hedgehog Cactus

Echinocereus poselgeri

Medium 💧 14 days 🌡️ -5°C - 30°C
Blue Rose Echeveria
16
★ 100%

Blue Rose Echeveria

Echeveria imbricata

Easy 💧 14 days 🌡️ -6°C - 30°C
Foxtail Cactus
17
★ 100%

Foxtail Cactus

Haageocereus pseudomelanostele

Easy 💧 14 days 🌡️ -1°C - 30°C
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18
★ 100%

Crassula erosula

Crassula erosula

Easy 💧 10 days 🌡️ -3.9°C - 30°C
Turkish stonecrop
19
★ 100%

Turkish stonecrop

Sedum pallidum

Easy 💧 14 days 🌡️ -29°C - 30°C
Peruvian Torch
20
★ 100%

Peruvian Torch

Echinopsis peruviana

Easy 💧 10 days 🌡️ 5°C - 30°C
Monstrose Eve's Needle Cactus
21
★ 100%

Monstrose Eve's Needle Cactus

Austrocylindropuntia subulata f. monstrosa

Easy 💧 10 days 🌡️ -4°C - 30°C
Tugela cliff-kalanchoe
22
★ 100%

Tugela cliff-kalanchoe

Kalanchoe longiflora

Easy 💧 14 days 🌡️ 10°C - 30°C
Peruvian torch cactus
23
★ 100%

Peruvian torch cactus

Trichocereus peruvianus

Easy 💧 14 days 🌡️ 15°C - 30°C
Pearl of Nuremberg
24
★ 100%

Pearl of Nuremberg

Echeveria 'Perle von Nurnberg'

Easy 💧 14 days 🌡️ 4°C - 30°C
Spanish Stonecrop
25
★ 100%

Spanish Stonecrop

Sedum hispanicum

Easy 💧 14 days 🌡️ 15°C - 30°C
Royal Cross
26
★ 100%

Royal Cross

Mammillaria karwinskiana

Easy 💧 21 days 🌡️ 5°C - 30°C
Golden Snake Cactus
27
★ 100%

Golden Snake Cactus

Bergerocactus emoryi

Medium 💧 14 days 🌡️ -2°C - 30°C
Cholla
28
★ 100%

Cholla

Cylindropuntia

Easy 💧 14 days 🌡️ -7°C - 30°C
Jenny's Stonecrop
29
★ 100%

Jenny's Stonecrop

Sedum rupestre

Easy 💧 14 days 🌡️ -15°C - 30°C
Cotyledon
30
★ 100%

Cotyledon

Cotyledon

Easy 💧 14 days 🌡️ -4°C - 30°C
White-spined crown cactus
31
★ 100%

White-spined crown cactus

Aylostera albopectinata

Easy 💧 10 days 🌡️ -7°C - 30°C
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32
★ 100%

Hercules echeveria

Echeveria 'Hercules'

Easy 💧 10 days 🌡️ -2°C - 30°C
Echinocactus Barrel Cactus
33
★ 100%

Echinocactus Barrel Cactus

Echinocactus

Easy 💧 14 days 🌡️ -1°C - 30°C
Purple Pricklypear
34
★ 100%

Purple Pricklypear

Opuntia macrocentra

Easy 💧 14 days 🌡️ -12°C - 30°C
Thumb Cactus
35
★ 100%

Thumb Cactus

Mammillaria matudae

Easy 💧 14 days 🌡️ -4°C - 30°C
Greenflower nipple cactus
36
★ 100%

Greenflower nipple cactus

Cochemiea barbata

Medium 💧 14 days 🌡️ 15°C - 30°C

Ideal Succulents for Costa Rica's Climate

Costa Rica has an average temperature of 23.9°C and humidity of 66.5%, conditions that directly influence which succulents best adapt to the local environment.

How to Grow Succulents in Costa Rica

To successfully grow succulents in Costa Rica, consider that the average temperature of 23.9°C and humidity of 66.5% create a specific microclimate. Moderate humidity is favorable for most species in this category.

Advantages of Choosing Adapted Succulents

Succulents adapted to Costa Rica's climate show greater resistance, healthy growth, and less need for interventions.