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Echeveria elegans Rose

Echeveria elegans Rose
Painted Lady

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A small fleshy perennial succulent in the shape of a rosette, with thick pale to glaucous green leaves, covered with a white bloom that gives them a porcelain-like tone. In cold weather, the edges of the leaves turn bright pink. In spring, this Echeveria produces floral stems adorned with pink bells with a yellow throat. Over time, the plant develops runners at the end of which daughter rosettes form. Frost-tolerant, but water-efficient, it creates visually appealing potted arrangements that require minimal care and watering.
Flower size
1 cm
Height at maturity
8 cm
Spread at maturity
30 cm
Exposure
Sun, Partial shade
Hardiness
Hardy down to 1°C
Soil moisture
Dry soil
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Best planting time April to May
Recommended planting time March to May
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Flowering time April to June
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Description

Echeveria elegans 'Rose' is a small frost-tender succulent plant appreciated by succulent plant enthusiasts for the delicate colour of its rosette foliage as well as its beautiful spring flowering in shades of pink and yellow. With a choice between watery green and silvery blue-green, its leaves are adorned with a pink border in autumn and when temperatures are cooler. It is a plant that is used to create graphic and easy-to-maintain indoor pots.  

Echeverias are perennial succulent plants belonging to the family Crassulaceae. These plants are famous for their decorative rosettes of leaves resembling artichokes. Native to dry and rocky areas in central Mexico, the Echeveria genus is particularly sensitive to excess water. These plants require well-drained mineral-rich soil and a bright exposure. Very drought-tolerant, Echeveria still appreciates some watering in summer. The species Echeveria elegans is not frost-tolerant and begins to suffer as soon as the temperature drops below 6 °C. It is cultivated in a pot that is stored indoors, protected from frost, from the beginning of autumn. Echeveria elegans 'Rose' forms a rosette of fleshy, widely flattened, spatulate leaves, covered with a bloom that gives it a more or less glaucous pale green colour. The rosette measures about 8cm (3in) in all directions. With a fairly slow growth, it can spread up to 40-50cm (16-20in) on the ground, through the production of stolons. New rosettes form at the end of these stolons. Flowering occurs from April to June, depending on the growing conditions. It takes the form of small bell-shaped flowers in a fairly bright pink colour, with a yellow throat, borne on arched stems of 15cm that emerge from the axils of the leaves.  

Plant Echeveria elegans 'Rose' in a beautiful low and wide planter. It will delight collectors of succulent plants and other cacti. Also create a desert-like mini garden in your home, on the terrace or balcony, by mixing Echeverias with Aloes, small Agaves, Opuntia dwarfs, or Sempervivums for example.

 

Flowering

Flower colour pink
Flowering time April to June
Inflorescence Cluster
Flower size 1 cm
Flowering description Small, bright pink bells.

Foliage

Foliage persistence Evergreen
Foliage colour light green
Foliage description Succulent, evergreen.

Plant habit

Height at maturity 8 cm
Spread at maturity 30 cm
Growth rate slow

Botanical data

Genus

Echeveria

Species

elegans

Cultivar

Rose

Family

Crassulaceae

Other common names

Painted Lady

Origin

North America

Product reference18763

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Planting and care

Plant Echeveria elegans Rose in a pot in April-May. It thrives in full sun or partial shade, in well-drained, light, sandy to gravelly soil, even fairly dry. This succulent does not tolerate temperatures below 6°C (42.8°F). However, avoid excessively arid conditions and direct sunlight, especially behind a glass window. Use a very heavy, even massive, pot as the plant becomes heavier with age. Use a substrate suitable for succulent plants that is both draining and not too poor: a mixture of leaf compost, pumice, and turf or coconut fiber. Regular but moderate watering is necessary throughout the growing season, especially during summer. However, allow the substrate to dry out between waterings.
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Planting period

Best planting time April to May
Recommended planting time March to May

Intended location

Suitable for Rockery
Type of use Container, Greenhouse, Conservatory
Hardiness Hardy down to 1°C (USDA zone 10b) Show map
Ease of cultivation Beginner
Planting density 1 per m2
Exposure Sun, Partial shade
Soil pH Any
Soil type Stony (poor and well-drained)
Soil moisture Dry soil, Well-drained, light.

Care

Pruning No pruning necessary
Disease resistance Good
Overwinter Needs to be stored

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