Purple succulents range from the deepest of amethyst to the palest of lilac and add a beautiful splash of color to your room. These succulents are some of my favorite and I’m always on the lookout for more to add to my collection.
This list will not only cover some of the best purple succulents but how to care for them as well!
1. Echeveria ‘Perle von Nurnberg’
One of the most famous and widely collected succulents, ‘Perle von Nurnberg’ has a dusty purple glow that spreads to the margins of its leaves. The curved leaves expand outward from the center in a rosette pattern that can grow up to 5 inches tall and 6 inches wide.
To keep this purple succulent growing in a tight rosette, ensure your ‘Perle von Nurnberg’ receives bright, direct morning to early afternoon sunlight. This type of light will “stress” your plant causing the leaves to maintain their frosted purple gradient.
To water, fully soak well draining soil and allow to completely dry between waterings.
‘Perle von Nurnberg’ is easy to propagate by leaves and cuttings, so you can share this beautiful plant to an endless number of friends and family.
- Mature Size: 5” tall, 6” wide
- Hardiness Zone: Zone 10
2. Graptoveria ‘Debbie’
Graptoveria ‘Debbie’ is a beautiful cross between a Graptopetalum and Echeveria hybrid with pinkish purple colored leaves that, when stressed by bright light, fade into a peach-like orange at the edges.
Perfect to plant with other succulents or in it’s own pot, the rosettes can grow up to 8 inches tall and 8 inches wide.
Adding to this already colorful purple succulent, powdery pink/purple blooms flower at the ends of long stalks. If planted outside, these purple flowers attract hummingbirds.
Completely drench the soil when watering and ensure the soil dries completely before the next watering.
Graptoveria ‘Debbie’ creates numerous offsets that can be easily propagated.
- Mature Size: 8” tall, 8” wide
- Hardiness: Zone 10
3. Graptopetalum pentandrum subsp. superbum
Flat, frosty lilac leaves create an invitingly flat rosette shape. This purple succulent needs full, bright sunlight to maintain it’s frosty glow.