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Gardenerd's Echeveria garden

Garden Type: Desert | Sun: Partial Sun | Soil: Combination

My fascination with echeveria’s is that they look like flowers themselves, rose flowers more specifically, and while I don’t grow roses, at all – the fact that these plants resemble a blossom was all it took for me to start grabbing and snatching.

For the most part, they all follow the same relative care schedule, appreciating full sun with protection from the hottest afternoon summer sun – otherwise, they’ll scorch. Water them only when BONE dry, they rot easily. trust me.
To combat this they need a fast draining soil, I currently use cactus soil with added perlite and vermiculite but I imagine any potting soil would be fine. The trick is to use only one part of that to 2 parts each of the perlite and vermiculite.

in the winter, I don’t ever give them a big drink, only a small one to keep the roots from drying out completely and that is done once every month, if that. They will need protection from frost as they are not cold hardy.
During the growing season, I fertilize with schultz succulent fertilizer everytime I water, generally every 3-4 weeks but again, that is dependent on the weather – just make sure the soil has dried out and been dry for 2 days before watering again.
Propagation from leaf cuttings is PRESUMABLY really easy but I have had one success to a fistful of failures so when/if I ever get a technique down that works tried and true, I will lovingly share.

Plantings

Echeveria 'Imbricata'

Echeveria x imbricata

Established on 02 May 08
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Echeveria 'metallica'

Echeveria gibbiflora var. metallica

Established on 02 May 08
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Echeveria 'hybrid'

Echeveria

Established on 02 May 08
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Echeveria sp.

Echeveria

Established on 02 May 08
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Echeveria 'Dondo'

Echeveria

Planting Out on 24 Apr 08 hybrid of Echeveria derenbergii J.A. Purpus wit...
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Echeveria 'Lucita'

Echeveria

Planting Out on 20 Apr 08
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Echeveria 'Topsy Turvy'

Echeveria runyonii

Planting Out on 13 Apr 08 The echeveria contained in the succulent dish g...
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Echeveria 'Nodulosa'

Echeveria nodulosa

Planting Out on 26 Mar 08 this plant could sure use some new pictures, th...
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Echeveria 'Secunda'

Echeveria secunda

Planting Out on 26 Mar 08 Rapid summer growth, should be repotted once it...
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Echeveria 'Setosa'

Echeveria setosa

Planting Out on 26 Mar 08
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Echeveria 'Lola'

Echeveria

Planting Out on 09 Mar 08 of all my species, this one has the best blosso...
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Echeveria 'Elegans'

Echeveria elegans

Planting Out on 09 Mar 08
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Echeveria 'Ciliata'

Echeveria ciliata

Planting Out on 24 Feb 08
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Echeveria 'purpurosum'

Echeveria purpusorum

Planting Out on 23 Feb 08 Rarely, if ever, offsets and extremely slow gro...
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Echeveria 'Ramillette'

Echeveria

Planting Out on 23 Feb 08
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Echeveria 'Black Prince' AVAILABLE FOR SWAP

Echeveria
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