Colorful and ornamental, easy-care Echeveria species, hybrids, and cultivars are flowering succulents that thrive on neglect and arid conditions in the garden.
They can be raised as houseplants as well.
Highly valued for their unique, thick leaves, echeveria is widely bred and available in a range of handsome shades, from icy blue-greens to rich reds and purples.
In summer, particularly with outdoor cultivation, tall flower stalks shoot up and carry clusters of small, bell-shaped or starry flowers in shades of orange, peach, pink, red, white, and yellow.
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Plant sizes vary but these succulents are typically compact to moderate in size, and grow in lovely, symmetrical rosettes.
Native to semi-desert regions of the Americas, they make an excellent choice for mass planting in borders, carpet bedding schemes, containers, fairy gardens, rockeries, and xeriscape gardens.
But they’re cold tender and need a dry location to overwinter outdoors, or they can be brought indoors in areas with cold winters.
Easily cultivated with minimal water, is your garden ready for some colorful echeveria? Then let’s jump in to explore how to grow succulent echeveria plants.
Here’s what you’ll find ahead:
What Is Echeveria?Echeveria is a genus of approximately 150 species and hundreds of cultivars of evergreen perennials, ornamental flowering plants with thick, fleshy leaves and stems in loose or tight rosettes.
The many hybrids vary greatly in color, form, shape, and size depending on their parentage, with rosettes ranging in width from one to 20 inches, although most are well under 12 inches at
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