Blue Rose Echeveria
Echeveria imbricata
Highly durable and attractive, this popular Mexican native has tight rosettes of blue-green leaves bearing clusters of red and yellow flowers in spring and early summer. Useful as a rock garden plant or groundcover, spreading slowly by offsets. Great in containers.
| Key feature: | Waterwise |
| Plant type: | Cactus/Succulent |
| Garden style: | Contemporary |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 9 - 11 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Water Needs: | Prefers well-drained soil with occasional watering. |
| Average landscape size: | Clumping to under one foot tall |
| Growth habit: | Compact |
| Special features: | Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Waterwise |
| Landscape uses: | Container, Green Roof, Mass Planting, Rock Garden |
| Flower color: | Red |
| Blooms: | Spring to early summer |
| Foliage color: | Gray-green |
| Item no.: | 6863 |
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Care Information
Thrives in rocky, unimproved soils. Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. A slow release balanced fertilizer may be applied in early spring; take care not to over-feed.
Highly durable and attractive, this popular Mexican native has tight rosettes of blue-green leaves bearing clusters of red and yellow flowers in spring and early summer. Useful as a rock garden plant or groundcover, spreading slowly by offsets. Great in containers.
Care Information
Thrives in rocky, unimproved soils. Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. A slow release balanced fertilizer may be applied in early spring; take care not to over-feed.
| Key feature: | Waterwise |
| Plant type: | Cactus/Succulent |
| Garden style: | Contemporary |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 9 - 11 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Water Needs: | Prefers well-drained soil with occasional watering. |
| Average landscape size: | Clumping to under one foot tall |
| Growth habit: | Compact |
| Special features: | Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Waterwise |
| Landscape uses: | Container, Green Roof, Mass Planting, Rock Garden |
| Flower color: | Red |
| Blooms: | Spring to early summer |
| Foliage color: | Gray-green |
| Item no.: | 6863 |
