Sunny windowsill houseplants
A sunny south-facing windowsill is perfect for cacti and succulents that like a desert-like climate – hot in the summer daytime with much cooler nights, and bright and cool in the winter. Top tip: keep an eye on plants in mid-summer to make sure they don't get scorched.
Plants (55)
Aloe vera
Medicine plant, First aid plant, Bitter aloe, Kanniedood aloe, Barbados aloe
Crassula ovata
Jade tree, Jade plant, Dollar plant, Friendship tree, Baby jade, Japanese rubber tree, Money plant
Crassula ovata 'Gollum'
Jade tree, Money plant, Dollar plant
Crassula ovata 'Hobbit'
Jade tree, Money plant, Dollar plant
Echinocactus grusonii
Golden barrel cactus, Mother-in-law's seat, Eagle's claw
Parodia leninghausii
Golden ball cactus, Yellow tower, Parodi cactus
Agave parrasana
Parrasana agave, Parrasana century plant
Agave parryi
Mescal, Parry's agave, Parry's century plant
Agave potatorum
Drinker's agave
Agave utahensis
Yant
Agave victoriae-reginae
Royal agave, Queen agave
Aloe aristata
Lace aloe, Torch plant, Serlei, Slippery one
Aloe brevifolia
Short leaf aloe, Duine-aalwyn, Blue aloe
Aloe variegata
Partridge breast aloe, Tiger aloe, Kanniedood aloe, Pheasant wing aloe
Crassula ovata 'Variegata'
Jade tree, Money plant, Dollar plant
Delosperma congestum 'Gold Nugget'
Congested ice plant
Echeveria elegans
Mexican snow ball, White mexican rose, Mexican gem, Elegant stonecrop, Agave like snow ball
Echeveria elegans x pulidonis 'Serenity Pearl'
Hen and chickens
Echeveria runyonii 'Topsy Turvy'
Runyon's Echeveria
Echeveria setosa
Mexican firecracker
Echinopsis 'Oh Wow'
Hybrid sea-urchin cactus
Echinopsis 'Ralph's Orange'
Hybrid sea-urchin cactus
Echinopsis 'Susan Dace'
Hybrid sea-urchin cactus
Euphorbia canariensis
Canary Island cactus spurge
Euphorbia obesa
Gingham golf ball, Living baseball, Zulu nut, Klipnoors
Mammillaria bombycina
Silky nipple cactus
Myrtillocactus geometrizans
Blue candle, Blue flame, Garambullo, Whortleberry cactus, Bilberry cactus
Pachypodium lamerei
Smooth leaf pachypodium, Madagascar bottle tree, Clubfoot
Parodia magnifica
Magnificent golden ball cactus
Pilosocereus leucocephalus
Old man cactus, Old man of Mexico, Runo, Cabeza de viejo, Organo
Polaskia chichipe f. cristata
Crested chichibe
Rebutia senilis
Crown cactus, Aged crystal crown cactus
Sedum morganianum
Burros tail, Donkey's tail, Beaver's tail, Horse's tail, Lamb's tail, Morgan's sedum
Sedum x rubrotinctum
Christmas cheer, Sedas, Jelly bean plant
Sempervivum 'Bronco'
House leek
Sempervivum arachnoideum
Cobweb house leek
Sempervivum arachnoideum subsp. tomentosum (C.B. Lehm. & Schnittsp.)
Cobweb house leek, Furry cobweb houseleek
Sempervivum calcareum
Chalky houseleek
Sempervivum calcareum 'Extra'
Chalky houseleek
Sempervivum ciliosum
Hairy fringed houseleek
Sempervivum tectorum
Bullock's eye, Jupiter's eye, Old man and woman
Stapelia gigantea
Giant Stapelia, Giant starfish flower, Zulu giant
Crassula ovata 'Hummel's Sunset'
Jade tree, Money plant, Dollar plant
Crassula ovata 'Red Horn'
Jade tree, Money plant, Dollar plant
Crassula ovata 'Tricolor Jade'
Jade tree, Money plant, Dollar plant
Echeveria pulvinata
Chenille plant, Plush plant
Echinopsis 'Darley Rose'
Sea-urchin cactus
Echinopsis 'Peach'
Hybrid sea-urchin cactus