- Echeveria
Botanical name: echeveria elegans
Beginner friendly?: yes
Average size at maturity: up to one foot in height and in width
Bloom time: spring, summer. Starts blooming during the second growing season and then blooms every season after.
Hardy zone: zones 10 – 13
Flower color: pink, orange, white, yellow, red
Foliage color: green, blue, purple, pink, gray
Growth rate: can grow up to 6 inches a year
Pruning instructions: remove dried up bottom leaves as necessary
Propagation methods: cut a stem just below a node and place in water until roots start to emerge
Landscape use: succulent garden, groundcover
Light needs: about 6 hours of sun a day
Special features: produces excessive amounts of oxygen
Watering instructions: only water when the top 2 – 3 inches has completely dried
Fertilizing instructions : use a diluted cacti fertilizer after planting and repeat once a year in the spring
Best time to plant: spring or summer
Best type of soil: loam, sand
Companion plants: sedum, hens and chicks, crassula
Toxicity level: potentially mildly toxic if ingested
Invasive species: no
