Mexican firecracker
Echeveria setosa
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones9 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterNeeds dry soil
Size12 inches tall12 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Red
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Mexican firecracker (Echeveria setosa) is a succulent for borders, containers, and low maintenance 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, sandy or loamy soil. Fuzzy white hairs cover the fleshy rosettes. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. Red urn-shaped flowers with yellow tips appear in late spring on tall stems.
Pairs well with Silver squill, Shenandoah switchgrass, and Orange bougainvillea.
Native range
North America.