Compton Carousel echeveria
Echeveria secunda 'Compton Carousel'
RHS AGM 2014
USDA zones9 to 12
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Mounding
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
Garden uses
Notes
'Compton Carousel' echeveria (Echeveria secunda 'Compton Carousel') is a succulent for containers and rock gardens. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 9 and warmer, down to about 20°F (-7°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes full or part sun and dry to average, sandy or loamy soil. It forms a mounding clump and grows slowly. It blooms from early to late summer and tolerates drought.
Pairs well with Lemon Coral sedum, Lion's tail, and Sedge.