Mexican Snowball Echeveria
Echeveria elegans
Pronunciation: ech-eh-VER-ee-a ELL-eh-ganz
SKU #07916
| Description | With striking color and texture, this fast-growing succulent is an attractive addition to rock gardens and mixed succulent plantings. The tightly whorled rosettes of fleshy blue-gray leaves freely produce offsets, forming a densely mounded mat. Bright pink blooms on long slender stems appear throughout summer. A frost-tender evergreen. |
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| Light | Full sun, Partial sun |
| Watering | Allow soil to dry between waterings. |
| Blooms | Spring and Summer |
| Mature Size | Fast growing; rosettes reach 8 in. tall, forming clumps 12 in. wide. |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Evergreen |
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| Special Features | Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Waterwise, Non-toxic to Cats and Dogs, Fast Growing |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Flower Attributes | Repeat Flowering, Showy Flowers |
| Landscape Use | Border, Container, Houseplant, Ground Cover |
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| Flower Color | Pink |
| Foliage Color | Gray-green |
| Companion Plants | Blue Fescue (Festuca glauca); Tickseed (Coreopsis); Sedum (Sedum); Pearl Bluebush (Maireana sedifolia); Agave (Agave) |
| Care | Thrives in porous, rocky, unimproved soils with excellent drainage; does not tolerate water-logged soils. Indoors, provide bright light. Water regularly during first growing season to establish root system. Once established, reduce frequency; tolerates periodic drought. Rejuvenate every 3 to 4 years in early spring by re-rooting rosettes. |
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This Plant's Growing Zones: ALL
Your USDA Cold Hardiness Zone: 10
Grow Indoors in All Zones
Grow Outdoors in Zones: 9-11
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Poway, CA 92064
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