echeveria
Echeveria derenbergii
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones9 to 12
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size3 to 4 inches tall1 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Mounding
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Yellow, red
- Foliage color
- Blue, gray/silver, green, red/burgundy
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Echeveria (Echeveria derenbergii) is a succulent for borders, 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 slow, low mound of blue, gray, and green leaves with red edges. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. Bees and hummingbirds visit its yellow and red flowers.
Pairs well with Lemon Coral sedum, Sedge, and Lion's tail.
Native range
North America.