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Echeveria (Echeveria)
Echeveria are succulent houseplants that consist of a mature plant and its offset plants. The mature plant supports the offset plants with nutrients until they are mature enough to thrive on their own. Often, once matured, the offset plant will break off from the original and can be replanted.
Lifespan
Perennial
Plant Type
Succulent
Key Facts About Echeveria
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Attributes of Echeveria
Plant Height
15 cm
Spread
15 cm
Leaf type
Evergreen
Ideal Temperature
20 - 41 ℃
Scientific Classification of Echeveria
Distribution of Echeveria
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How to Grow and Care for Echeveria
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Echeveria, a popular succulent genus, require basic care adjustments for optimal health. They need bright, indirect light and moderate water, only when the soil is completely dry. Thriving in well-draining soil, the best temperature range is between 50-70°F. Common challenges include overwatering, which can lead to rot, as well as pests like aphids and mealybugs. Seasonally, echeveria need less water in the winter while during the summer, they may benefit from a little shade and frequent watering.
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8 most common species：
Chenille plant
Chenille plant, or Echeveria pulvinata, is a sun-loving succulent with a striking red, velvet coating which protects it from the strong sun. It is also known as Ruby Slippers, Red Velvet, or Ruby Blush. Chenille plant grows well in full sun with great drainage.
Mexican snow ball
The mexican snow ball is a small but fast-growing succulent plant. It thrives in sunny environments and doesn't require much water to grow. The mexican snow ball is popularly grown as a windowsill plant. Its succulent leaves grow in various colors depending on the ambient conditions.
Echeveria runyonii
Echeveria runyonii grows fast and has almost no dormancy period. Its leaves have obtusely rounded, pale pink leaf margins and a layer of white powder on their gray-white surfaces. The leaves grow compactly when receiving sufficient light. Its leaf cuttings tend to survive easily and require no special care or maintenance, making the plant a good choice for gardening beginners.
Cat's Claw
One of the smaller species in the Echeveria genus, the cat's Claw forms small, short rosettes up to 10 cm across. They are easy to care for outdoors or as houseplants, and one of the few succulents that bloom in spring. Those springtime flowers appear on tall stems that leave the parent rosette far below.
Mexican hen and chicks
This perennial succulent is grown both indoors and out in sunny, dry soils or rock gardens. Pink-and-yellow flowers grow on stalks in the summer. The highly-unusual shape of its leaves is the result of careful selective cultivation that essentially turned the leaves upside-down.
Mexican hens
Mexican hens is a succulent native to Mexico. It is known for its eye-catching appearance. It forms grayish-green, waxy rosettes that look like flowers. This Echeveria shaviana prefers well-draining soil and full sun. It displays a pink tinge on the outer corners when sunlight hits it.
Lipstick echeveria
Lipstick echeveria (Echeveria agavoides) is a flowering plant species native to rocky environments in Mexico. The latin name for lipstick echeveria, Echeveria agavoides means "resembling agave." This species is cultivated as an ornamental species and grows best in low-moisture, mineral-rich soils and direct sunshine.
Takasago no okina
Takasago no okina has a stout stem and leaves that grow up to 20 cm or longer. The leaves have big undulate wrinkles on their margins and are emerald green to reddish-brown. The new leaves are lighter-colored, and the old ones darker-colored. The plant requires lots of light and is suitable for open-air planting. When there are great temperature variations and sufficient light, the whole plant will turn vividly red. Propagation by leaf-cutting is not always successful, so it's generally reproduced by stem cutting.
All Species of Echeveria
Chenille plant
Chenille plant
Chenille plant, or Echeveria pulvinata, is a sun-loving succulent with a striking red, velvet coating which protects it from the strong sun. It is also known as Ruby Slippers, Red Velvet, or Ruby Blush. Chenille plant grows well in full sun with great drainage.
Mexican snow ball
Mexican snow ball
The mexican snow ball is a small but fast-growing succulent plant. It thrives in sunny environments and doesn't require much water to grow. The mexican snow ball is popularly grown as a windowsill plant. Its succulent leaves grow in various colors depending on the ambient conditions.
Echeveria runyonii
Echeveria runyonii
Echeveria runyonii grows fast and has almost no dormancy period. Its leaves have obtusely rounded, pale pink leaf margins and a layer of white powder on their gray-white surfaces. The leaves grow compactly when receiving sufficient light. Its leaf cuttings tend to survive easily and require no special care or maintenance, making the plant a good choice for gardening beginners.
Cat's Claw
Cat's Claw
One of the smaller species in the Echeveria genus, the cat's Claw forms small, short rosettes up to 10 cm across. They are easy to care for outdoors or as houseplants, and one of the few succulents that bloom in spring. Those springtime flowers appear on tall stems that leave the parent rosette far below.
Mexican hen and chicks
Mexican hen and chicks
This perennial succulent is grown both indoors and out in sunny, dry soils or rock gardens. Pink-and-yellow flowers grow on stalks in the summer. The highly-unusual shape of its leaves is the result of careful selective cultivation that essentially turned the leaves upside-down.
Mexican hens
Mexican hens
Mexican hens is a succulent native to Mexico. It is known for its eye-catching appearance. It forms grayish-green, waxy rosettes that look like flowers. This Echeveria shaviana prefers well-draining soil and full sun. It displays a pink tinge on the outer corners when sunlight hits it.
Lipstick echeveria
Lipstick echeveria
Lipstick echeveria (Echeveria agavoides) is a flowering plant species native to rocky environments in Mexico. The latin name for lipstick echeveria, Echeveria agavoides means "resembling agave." This species is cultivated as an ornamental species and grows best in low-moisture, mineral-rich soils and direct sunshine.
Takasago no okina
Takasago no okina
Takasago no okina has a stout stem and leaves that grow up to 20 cm or longer. The leaves have big undulate wrinkles on their margins and are emerald green to reddish-brown. The new leaves are lighter-colored, and the old ones darker-colored. The plant requires lots of light and is suitable for open-air planting. When there are great temperature variations and sufficient light, the whole plant will turn vividly red. Propagation by leaf-cutting is not always successful, so it's generally reproduced by stem cutting.
Black prince
Black prince
A variant of Echeveria named for its distinctive coloring, black prince displays stunning black leaves in all but the center of the plant, which remains green. This unusual coloring makes it a very desirable strain among succulent enthusiasts.
Afterglow Echeveria
Afterglow Echeveria
The afterglow Echeveria variant is a unique succulent with its bright pink outlines and fire-colored under flowers. Hybridized between Echeveria cante and Echeveria shaviana, this variation was given its name for its soft, glowing rosettes and flowers. Afterglow Echeveria is highly valued by gardeners for its distinctive appearance and resistance to disease.
Echeveria 'Pollux'
Echeveria 'Pollux'
The echeveria 'Pollux' is very similar to the Echeveria 'Pollux' but with a more aloof temperament that gives it the reputation of being difficult to care for. However, once you get your hands on one, you will find that it is not actually finicky at all - even if you forget to water it all summer, it will likely remain alive.
Echeveria Neon Breaker
Echeveria Neon Breaker
The leaf margin of the echeveria Neon Breaker has small skirt-like ruffles, with the leaf surface covered in a thin layer of white powder. In its full glory, the leaves turn reddish-purple, reminiscent of a beautiful sunset, while the pink undulate leaf margins make it look like an elegant dancer.
White mexican rose
White mexican rose
The white mexican rose has a regular rosette shape, with the color of its leaves being greenish to white. The tips of its leaves are black or red. When the plant is in full glory, its leaves turn pink and red, with their tips also becoming darker.
Suryeon
Suryeon
The leaves of the suryeon are blue, with the leaf margins a light pink. In the winter, these colors darken and contrast more intensely, which is when the Echeveria 'Suryeon' looks its very best. Even in other seasons, its leaf margins may remain pink, unlike other succulents whose margins easily fade to a plain green.
Echeveria orion
Echeveria orion
The leaves of the Echeveria 'Orion' are pinkish-blue to mauve and are compactly arranged, resembling an enlarged version of the Pulido's echeveria orion. However, unlike Pulido's echeveria orion, the leaf margins of Echeveria 'Orion' easily turn a dreamy fuchsia color in the fall and winter seasons.
Echeveria laui
Echeveria laui
The leaves of the echeveria laui are plump, and the whole plant is covered with a thick layer of white powder, like a lotus flower growing in the snow. When the plant is at its best, its leaf margins turn pink, and the white powder grows even thicker. It is important to note that this thick powder can easily be rubbed off and is difficult to recover, so touching the leaves should be avoided as much as possible.
Echeveria white cloud
Echeveria white cloud
The Echeveria cante is large and fast-growing. Its leaves are covered in a large amount of white powder, and the leaf margins tend to be reddish. When the plant is displaying vibrant colors, its leaf margins turn pink, and its leaves become light blue. The Echeveria cante cannot be propagated by leaf cuttings and doesn't sprout lateral buds easily, so it's mostly propagated by sowing.
Chrissy n ryan
Chrissy n ryan
The chrissy n ryan is the offspring from the Echeveria prolifica hybridization. Its leaves are similar to those of the Echeveria setosa var. Deminuta, and have tomentose leaf margins. However, the overall plant shape closer resembles the Echeveria prolifica, with compactly-arranged leaves and almost invisible stems. When the plant is in full glory, its leaves turn pale blue while its leaf margins and tips turn red.
Gather multiple
Gather multiple
Each gather multiple leaf is clustered at the top of the stem. When the plant is in full glory, its new leaves turn bright green, its old leaves golden-yellow, and the margins of its leaves particularly red, presenting multi-layered colors.
Echeveria 'Ben Badis'
Echeveria 'Ben Badis'
The echeveria 'Ben Badis' is a hybrid variety of the Painted-lady and the Urbinia purpusii. Normally, it resembles a thickened version of the Painted-lady, with a light green base and slightly reddish leaf tips. However, when the plant is in full glory, the tips, margins, backs, and undersides of the leaves turn red, just like the Urbinia purpusii.
Echeveria
Echeveria
Echeveria is a well-known East Mexican perennial succulent with rosette-shaped evergreen foliage. In spite of its drought tolerance characteristic, regular watering and fertilization can further enhance its growth and attractiveness. It thrives well under full sun to partial shade. This decorative garden plant is also a popular pot plant collected by succulent enthusiasts.
Mexican hens and chicks
Mexican hens and chicks
Mexican hens and chicks (Echeveria rosea) is a standout among succulents for its grayish, ruffled, pink-edged foliage and its clusters of small pink flowers. The flowers appear in spring and summer. While the plant is not large and does not require much attention, it has a long lifespan. When mature, it will produce smaller specimens of the same species, known as "pups," in the surrounding soil.
Branched flower hens and chicks
Branched flower hens and chicks
Branched flower hens and chicks is a succulent with fleshy, cupped leaves that grow in a rosette formation, typically exhibiting a pale green hue with red-tipped margins when stressed. These plants thrive in arid environments by storing water in their leaves, enabling them to withstand periods of drought. Their distinct two-lobed flowers give branched flower hens and chicks its name, adding an exotic appeal to its already charming foliage.
Black echeveria
Black echeveria
Black echeveria (Echeveria affinis) is a low-growing ornamental succulent species valued in horticulture and as a houseplant for its distinct black and green coloration. Black echeveria should be repotted as needed and pruned to remove dead leaves. Water should not be allowed to pool in the rosettes of this species. Black echeveria originates in Mexico.
Firecracker plant
Firecracker plant
Firecracker plant (Echeveria setosa var. deminuta) is a blue and multicolored succulent species valued as an ornamental houseplant. Firecracker plant was originally cultivated as a hybrid species. This species gets its name due to its unique colors. It originates in Mexico.
Topsy debbi
Topsy debbi
The Topsy debbi is a hybrid variety from the Mexican hen and chicks and the Debbie. It has inherited the peculiar leaf shape of the Mexican hen and chicks, but the pink leaf color of the Debbie. Its pink leaves roll upwards to form an arrow shape with its leaf tips, reminiscent of Cupid's arrow.
Echeveria agavoides cv Christmas Eve
Echeveria agavoides cv Christmas Eve
The echeveria agavoides cv Christmas Eve can take on different colors in different seasons. In the summer, its leaves are dark green with slightly reddish tips. In the fall, its leaves take on a bright emerald green color, with reddened leaf margins. In the winter, the old leaves look a dreamy orange, with verdant new leaves and bright red margins, displaying strong, contrasting colors that fit in well with a Christmas atmosphere.
Mexican snowball
Mexican snowball
The mexican snowball is a variety that's difficult to maintain in wonderful shape, and rarely displays vibrant colors. However, when it does, its leaves wrap up tightly into a spherical dumpling, and the margins of the leaves turn pink, while the backs turn orange. The mexican snowball is intolerant of heat. You will also need to control the amount of water you provide during its summer dormancy, or the plant could easily die.
Echeveria cv. Onslow
Echeveria cv. Onslow
Each Echeveria 'Onslow' leaf is round-spathulate and covered in a thin layer of white powder. The plant displays different looks in different environments; it is usually green, but turns orange when exposed to sufficient light and the right temperatures.
Echeveria pretty in pink
Echeveria pretty in pink
The echeveria pretty in pink resembles the Porcelain plant quite a bit, with its main difference being that its leaves are longer, leaf tips redder, and leaf surface faintly pink. The echeveria pretty in pink easily displays its vibrant colors, and can even keep its leaves faintly pink all year round. It has a near 100% success rate for leaf cutting propagation and is very easy to care for, making it a good choice for novice growers.
Echeveria Desert Queen
Echeveria Desert Queen
The echeveria Desert Queen is well known for its wrinkled and ruffled blue-green leaves that resemble waves. Frank Reinelt created this hybrid succulent of Echeveria gibbiflora. Echeveria Desert Queen is a smaller and paler sister of Echeveria 'Blue Curls'. It is a slow-growing plant that is relatively easy to propagate, making it an ideal houseplant.
Echeveria 'Coolvue'
Echeveria 'Coolvue'
The echeveria 'Coolvue' is a blue-green variety of hen and chicks. The coloration is reflected in the name. When it sends up a stalk in spring, the flowers this variety produces are orange-yellow. Echeveria 'Coolvue' is a fast-growing, wide rosette variety of succulents.
Lipstick echeveria 'Lipstick'
Lipstick echeveria 'Lipstick'
Lipstick echeveria 'Lipstick' is a slow-growing succulent that offers a rosette of green leaves with bright red edges and tips. It is a cultivar of the Echeveria agavoides plant. The species name comes from the Agave-like leaves and ‘Lipstick’ alludes to the bright red colors. This is a great container plant, ideal for any succulent garden.
Hen and chicks 'Lady Aquarius'
Hen and chicks 'Lady Aquarius'
Hen and chicks 'Lady Aquarius' is an Echeveria cultivar, selected for its soft and dainty blue-green leaves with pink edges, that can change color upon sun exposure and higher temperatures. Hen and chicks 'Lady Aquarius' is a popular ornamental plant, highly prized among succulent enthusiasts.
Hen and chicks 'Princess Lace'
Hen and chicks 'Princess Lace'
Hen and chicks 'Princess Lace' is a beautiful Echeveria cultivar, selected to have wavy, multicolored leaves. Although the basic color of the leaves is blue-green, depending on the season, sun exposure, and age, they can exhibit hints of lemon-green, salmon-pink, or red-orange. This cultivar is also exceptionally large — the rosette can reach up to 30 cm in diameter.
Echeveria hybrid
Echeveria hybrid
Characterized by its rosette formation, echeveria hybrid typically displays fleshy, spoon-shaped leaves often tinged with vivid colors like pinks and purples due to sunlight. As a succulent, this hybrid thrives in arid conditions, storing water to sustain itself during drought. The plant's compact size and resilient nature make it a popular choice for rock gardens and indoor displays.
Echeveria gibbiflora 'Metallica'
Echeveria gibbiflora 'Metallica'
Echeveria gibbiflora 'Metallica' is a succulent that offers stunning metallic-hued green-bronze wavy-edged leaves, tinged with pink margins. It has bell-shaped red flowers with yellow insides. This is a cultivar of the Echeveria gibbiflora species and is named for the metallic tones of the leaves. Gardeners favor this lovely plant for its dramatic colors and its drought tolerance.
Echeveria 'Mandala'
Echeveria 'Mandala'
The reddish-pink markings and green spoon-shaped leaves of the echeveria 'Mandala' make it a very popular succulent. This plant is a mutation of Echeveria gibbiflora var. metallica. The compact rosettes can change color, and it produces red flowers with reddish-pink markings on the edges.
Prolific Echeveria
Prolific Echeveria
Prolific Echeveria is named "prolific" for its rapid and abundant growth. It spreads quickly and its low stature makes it an excellent ground cover. However, it is not frost-tolerant, so in temperate climates, it should be grown in containers that are moved indoors in winter. It produces yellow flowers in late spring and early summer.
Wax agarve
Wax agarve
Wax agarve is an ornamental succulent that takes on a darker, more intense color in cooler and sunnier conditions. Although it is not an agave, it gets its scientific name from how much its spine-tipped leaves resemble an agave plant.
Giant Hens and Chicks
Giant Hens and Chicks
Giant Hens and Chicks got its name after its gigantic rosette-forming leaves, making it one of the largest rosettes among known Echeverias. With numerous selected cultivars available, this Echeveria makes a popular choice for succulent and rock gardens.
Peaches and Cream
Peaches and Cream
Peaches and Cream is a colorful, rosette-shaped succulent with powdered blue leaves, a very thin pink edge, and a distinct wave over the length of each leaf. You can see how this plant earned its name from its wavy borders. This plant is ideal for any temperate garden or mixed container planting.
Echeveria 'Curly Locks'
Echeveria 'Curly Locks'
Echeveria 'Curly Locks' is a slow-growing succulent hybridized by Harry Butterfield from two Echeveria 'Ruffles' and Echeveria 'Ripples' specimens. This succulent has ruffled vivid blue-green leaves with pink margins that complement any garden arrangement. It is related to Echeveria 'Crinkles'.
Echeveria 'Zorro'
Echeveria 'Zorro'
Echeveria 'Zorro' is a big echeveria 'Zorro' with curled leaves that turn a dark reddish-grape hue when stressed. Australian collector Bev Spiller named this plant after discovering it at Dick Wright's Nursery in Fallbrook, California. This gorgeous succulent looks fantastic in a pot or in the garden.
Echeveria 'Culibra'
Echeveria 'Culibra'
Echeveria 'Culibra' is mainly known to plant collectors due to its oddly-shaped curled leaves and rosettes that can reach up to seven inches wide. The tubular leaves are brought by the so-called 'caruncle' on the upper portion that causes the leaf to bend downward. This succulent makes a great container plant.
Echeveria 'Black Knight'
Echeveria 'Black Knight'
The echeveria 'Black Knight' is a striking succulent with dark-green to black pointed leaves and is an ideal houseplant. It is not a hybrid with Echeveria affinis as one of its parents, but rather the species E. affinis is spread as a clone distinct from the species due to its darker color and altered leaf shape. Deer and bunnies avoid this slow-growing plant.
Echeveria 'Minibelle'
Echeveria 'Minibelle'
The deep green leaves that are predominantly red around the edges, and the changing color of the tips to a more vivid terracotta red when exposed to sunlight and cold temperatures, are the most noticeable features of Echeveria 'Minibelle'. Ed Hummel created this hybrid from an unknown parentage.
Echeveria 'Swan Lake'
Echeveria 'Swan Lake'
Echeveria 'Swan Lake' is a succulent cultivar that got its striking pinkish purple color from Echeveria shaviana and an unusual shape of leaves from Echeveria runyonii, resembling that of the swan’s neck that inspires its name. The plant is also well-known for its robust characteristic, capable of surviving in difficult conditions.
Echeveria 'Silver Queen'
Echeveria 'Silver Queen'
Bred from Echeveria craigiana and an unknown Echeveria, echeveria 'Silver Queen' is an ornamental plant made of gorgeous purple to pink leaves with a whitish and powdery coating. This variety is a popular pot and rock garden plant and produces pink-red flowers.
Botle tree
Botle tree
Botle tree is a cultivar that attracts attention. It has a taller growth habit than other species in the genus. Multi-hued leaves that form a thick rosette also make the succulent easily identifiable. The plant is primarily used in containers and dish gardens.
Echeveria 'Blue Curls'
Echeveria 'Blue Curls'
Echeveria 'Blue Curls', a hybrid of Echeveria gibbiflora produced by Frank Reinelt, is the sister of 'echeveria 'Blue Curls' .' This succulent's rosette is blue and wavy, with a pink outer circular pattern of leaves. This plant grows larger and wavier as it matures, making it an excellent ground cover suitable for cultivation in any rock or desert garden.
Echeveria tolimanensis
Echeveria tolimanensis
Echeveria tolimanensis has a unique look, with fleshy, silvery or purplish leaves that appear to be coated in white powder. It flowers in spring, unlike many succulents, and the blooms are bright pinky-red and bell shaped. Its species name likely refers to the plant's origins on the slopes of the volcano Toliman in Guatemala.
Wax agave
Wax agave
Wax agave is an evergreen succulent that offers rosettes of matte green leaves with dark red margins and red tips. From spring into summer, it produces red flowers. It is a cultivar of Echeveria agavoides and resembles an agave plant. This plant is easily grown in well-drained soils and loves sun. Make it a part of your indoor or outdoor succulent garden.
Echeveria 'Neon Breakers'
Echeveria 'Neon Breakers'
Altman Plants has patented echeveria 'Neon Breakers', a Renee O'Donnell hybrid of the succulent Pink Frills and an unknown parent. Its rosettes have several red-violet-mauve leaves with crinkly neon pink borders, hence the name. This vibrant succulent is particularly popular since it grows quickly and continuously and is also more pest-resistant than standard Echeveria.
Echeveria moranii
Echeveria moranii
Echeveria moranii is a popular container plant. It is also cultivated in rock gardens. This succulent is prized for its attractive shape and foliage that adds almost year-round color and texture to gardens.
Echeveria colorata
Echeveria colorata
Echeveria colorata boasts a rosette arrangement of thick, fleshy leaves that exhibit a soft, powdery coating, contributing to its frosty appearance. This succulent's pointed leaves tend to acquire a pinkish hue on the edges when exposed to bright sunlight, highlighting its drought-resistant nature. The plant's compact form exudes charm and is well-suited to rock gardens or as a striking container specimen.
Cassyz
Cassyz
Each cassyz leaf is plump, light blue, and usually has a red margin. The plant goes into a short dormancy period in the summer, when the bottom leaves dry out and the exposed stems lignify, maturing into various shapes. Propagation by leaf cuttings is difficult, so it's often propagated by stem cuttings.
Esther
Esther
The Esther is a hybrid variety of the Pulido's echeveria and the Painted-lady, although it inherits more morphological traits from the Pulido's echeveria. The main difference is that the Esther has thinner leaves. It's very easy to cristate, and, after taking on a crested form, the leaves become smaller, with multiple growth points arranged in a one-line form, while its stem becomes fan-shaped.
Fiona
Fiona
The fiona was hybridized from the Ghost echeveria. It has transparent leaf margins and red leaf tips. At the peak of its beauty, its leaf margins turn purple and its leaves turn light blue, presenting a dreamy look. The fiona needs lots of light; it tends to grow excessively, with all of its leaves turning green, when light is scarce.
Echeveria 'Derosa'
Echeveria 'Derosa'
Echeveria 'Derosa' is a popular semidesert succulent that is used as an ornamental plant in gardens, indoor pots, terrariums, and even wedding cake decorations. They are particularly valued for their beautiful, long-lasting flowers.
Echeveria setosa var. minor
Echeveria setosa var. minor
Echeveria setosa var. minor (Echeveria setosa var. minor) is a dazzling, drought-tolerant succulent choice for rock gardens or xeric gardens. It is sought out for the unique white hair-like projections on the tips of its leaves, which can look like dramatic frost crystals. Its bright, flamboyant blooms attract bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies, making them that much better!
Echeveria yangjin
Echeveria yangjin
Echeveria yangjin (Echeveria 'Yangjin') is a rare succulent species valued for ornamental purposes. Echeveria yangjin is considered more difficult to cultivate than other species in the same genus. This species grows optimally in cultivation if grown in a small container, watered sparingly, and exposed to full sunlight.
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Dracaena
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Echeveria
Echeveria
Echeveria are succulent houseplants that consist of a mature plant and its offset plants. The mature plant supports the offset plants with nutrients until they are mature enough to thrive on their own. Often, once matured, the offset plant will break off from the original and can be replanted.
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Attributes of Echeveria
Plant Height
15 cm
Spread
15 cm
Leaf type
Evergreen
Ideal Temperature
20 - 41 ℃
Scientific Classification of Echeveria
Distribution of Echeveria
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Distribution Map of Echeveria
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Cultivated
Invasive
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Exotic
No species reported
How to Grow and Care for Echeveria
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Echeveria, a popular succulent genus, require basic care adjustments for optimal health. They need bright, indirect light and moderate water, only when the soil is completely dry. Thriving in well-draining soil, the best temperature range is between 50-70°F. Common challenges include overwatering, which can lead to rot, as well as pests like aphids and mealybugs. Seasonally, echeveria need less water in the winter while during the summer, they may benefit from a little shade and frequent watering.
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Exploring the Echeveria Plants
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8 most common species：
Chenille plant
Chenille plant, or Echeveria pulvinata, is a sun-loving succulent with a striking red, velvet coating which protects it from the strong sun. It is also known as Ruby Slippers, Red Velvet, or Ruby Blush. Chenille plant grows well in full sun with great drainage.
Mexican snow ball
The mexican snow ball is a small but fast-growing succulent plant. It thrives in sunny environments and doesn't require much water to grow. The mexican snow ball is popularly grown as a windowsill plant. Its succulent leaves grow in various colors depending on the ambient conditions.
Echeveria runyonii
Echeveria runyonii grows fast and has almost no dormancy period. Its leaves have obtusely rounded, pale pink leaf margins and a layer of white powder on their gray-white surfaces. The leaves grow compactly when receiving sufficient light. Its leaf cuttings tend to survive easily and require no special care or maintenance, making the plant a good choice for gardening beginners.
Cat's Claw
One of the smaller species in the Echeveria genus, the cat's Claw forms small, short rosettes up to 10 cm across. They are easy to care for outdoors or as houseplants, and one of the few succulents that bloom in spring. Those springtime flowers appear on tall stems that leave the parent rosette far below.
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All Species of Echeveria
Chenille plant
Mexican snow ball
Echeveria runyonii
Cat's Claw
Mexican hen and chicks
Mexican hens
Lipstick echeveria
Takasago no okina
Black prince
Afterglow Echeveria
Echeveria 'Pollux'
Echeveria Neon Breaker
White mexican rose
Suryeon
Echeveria orion
Echeveria laui
Echeveria white cloud
Chrissy n ryan
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Echeveria 'Ben Badis'
Echeveria
Mexican hens and chicks
Branched flower hens and chicks
Black echeveria
Firecracker plant
Topsy debbi
Echeveria agavoides cv Christmas Eve
Mexican snowball
Echeveria cv. Onslow
Echeveria pretty in pink
Echeveria Desert Queen
Echeveria 'Coolvue'
Lipstick echeveria 'Lipstick'
Hen and chicks 'Lady Aquarius'
Hen and chicks 'Princess Lace'
Echeveria hybrid
Echeveria gibbiflora 'Metallica'
Echeveria 'Mandala'
Prolific Echeveria
Wax agarve
Giant Hens and Chicks
Peaches and Cream
Echeveria 'Curly Locks'
Echeveria 'Zorro'
Echeveria 'Culibra'
Echeveria 'Black Knight'
Echeveria 'Minibelle'
Echeveria 'Swan Lake'
Echeveria 'Silver Queen'
Botle tree
Echeveria 'Blue Curls'
Echeveria tolimanensis
Wax agave
Echeveria 'Neon Breakers'
Echeveria moranii
Echeveria colorata
Cassyz
Esther
Fiona
Echeveria 'Derosa'
Echeveria setosa var. minor
Echeveria yangjin
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Dracaena
Dracaena are popular house plants that are easy to grow. They can tolerate low-light conditions and require little watering. Their leaves range from variegated to dark green. Their characteristic traits include woody stems that grow slowly but offer a striking appearance for small spaces such as apartments or offices.
Fig trees
Fig trees have been cultivated in many regions for their fruits, particularly the common fig, F. carica. Most of the species have edible fruits, although the common fig is the only one of commercial value. Fig trees are also important food sources for wildlife in the tropics, including monkeys, bats, and insects.
Brambles
Brambles are members of the rose family, and there are hundreds of different types to be found throughout the European countryside. They have been culturally significant for centuries; Christian folklore stories hold that when the devil was thrown from heaven, he landed on a bramble bush. Their vigorous growth habit can tangle into native plants and take over.
Maples
The popular tree family known as maples change the color of their leaves in the fall. Many cultural traditions encourage people to watch the colors change, such as momijigari in Japan. Maples popular options for bonsai art. Alternately, their sap is used to create maple syrup.
Prunus
Prunus is a genus of flowering fruit trees that includes almonds, cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines, and apricots. These are often known as "stone fruits" because their pits are large seeds or "stones." When prunus trees are damaged, they exhibit "gummosis," a condition in which the tree's gum (similar to sap) is secreted to the bark to help heal external wounds.
Nightshades
Nightshades is a large and diverse genus of plants, with more than 1500 different types worldwide. This genus incorporates both important staple food crops like tomato, potato, and eggplant, but also dangerous poisonous plants from the nightshade family. The name was coined by Pliny the Elder almost two thousand years ago.
Roses
Most species of roses are shrubs or climbing plants that have showy flowers and sharp thorns. They are commonly cultivated for cut flowers or as ornamental plants in gardens due to their attractive appearance, pleasant fragrance, and cultural significance in many countries. The rose hips (fruits) can also be used in jams and teas.
Oaks
Oaks are among the world's longest-lived trees, sometimes growing for over 1,000 years! The oldest known oak tree is in the southern United States and is over 1,500 years old. Oaks produce an exceedingly popular type of wood which is used to make different products, from furniture and flooring to wine barrels and even cosmetic creams.
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