echeveria
Echeveria secunda
USDA zones9 to 12
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size4 inches to 6 feet tall4 to 6 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Mounding
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Yellow, orange, pink
- Foliage color
- Blue, gray/silver, green, red/burgundy
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Echeveria (Echeveria secunda) 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 sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits. It forms a slow growing mound of evergreen leaves and tolerates drought. Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds visit the blooms.
Pairs well with Paddle plant, Stonecrop, and Narrow-leaf chalksticks.
Native range
Mexico.