echeveria
Echeveria elegans
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones9 to 12
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size12 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Yellow, orange, pink
- Foliage color
- Blue, gray/silver, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Echeveria (Echeveria elegans) is a succulent for containers, rock gardens, and borders. 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 slow, clumping rosettes of blue, gray, and green leaves. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits. Bees and butterflies visit the yellow, orange, and pink blooms.
Pairs well with Lemon Coral sedum, Ice plant, and Sedge.
Native range
North America.