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THE SUCCULENT GUIDE 2012

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Echeverias are the most attractive of all succulents that grow in attractive rosettes with beautiful leaves in a variety of colors
and sometimes stunning flowers. There are hundreds of varieties, some are species collected from the wild and many are manmade hybrids. These plants are fantastic because of the amazing range of colors and variations in the leaves with the stunning
leaf color of many varieties at its most brilliant in the cooler months. All Echeverias grow in a rosette 2-6 inches (5-15 cm)
across on short stems. The rosette has fleshy leaves that become tinged with red when exposed to sun. Handle it with care
because the leaves break off easily.
According to Wikipedia: Echeveria is a large genus of succulents in the Crassulaceae family, native from Mexico to northwestern
South America. The genus is named after the 18th century Mexican botanical artist, Atanasio Echeverra y Godoy. Many of the
species produce numerous offsets, and are commonly known as 'Hen and chicks', which can also refer to other genera such as
Sempervivum that are significantly different from Echeveria.

Echeveria Agavoides
This attractive clump-forming species has densely packed rosettes. The short chunky
rounded leaves are silver to white.

Echeveria Black Prince


One of the darkest of all Echeverias.
rosettes.

A distinctive plant with dark chocolate to black

Echeveria Blue Star

This beautiful large echeveria rosette has a center which is a bluish and the leaves are
thick and pointed.

Echeveria Colorata
This beautiful large succulent forms mostly a solitary rosette with distinctive silvery
upright arching fleshy lance shaped leaves with a fine point edged in red.

Echeveria Derenbergii Blue


Small, densely clustered rosettes of triangular grey-blue leaves edged in red.

Echeveria Elegance
Echeveria elegance, is as the name suggests, a classic with lovely flower-like rosettes of
pale silver-green leaves. Ideal for use in succulent wreaths.

Echeveria Green Prince


This perfectly formed echeveria has of flattish grey leaves tipped with red

Echeveria Green Velvet


Exactly as the name describes, a fine fuzzy coating covers this beautiful succulent. Pale
mid green shades are distinctive, as is its formation.

Echeveria Hookerii
Hookeri has eye-catching grayish-blue/green leaves with rose colored tips.

Echeveria Lindsayana
Stunning dense rosettes of silvery-green leaves tipped in deepest crimson.

Echeveria Pachyfytum
An attractive succulent with elongated silvery-white leaves flushed with pink covered in a
fine powder.

Echeveria Paul Bunyan


Each leaf has a warty bulge in the center, making it a memorable and distinctive
specimen. The foliage ranges from palest mauve to turquoise, with some pink and sky
blue.

Echeveria Peacocky
An amazing succulent with low, mat-forming rosettes of blue fleshy leaves.

Echeveria Perle von Neurenberg


A stunning succulent with rounded lovely mauve metallic foliage make this an unusual
and highly coveted plant.

Echeveria Purpurea
An unusual species with triangular leaves that are more green than other succulents
forming an elegant rosette.

Echeveria Rondo
A mid-green echeveria with long fleshy leaves rimmed with red in a very loose rosette.

Echeveria Ruby Red


Rich green leaves turn to a striking ruby red. Thick leaves that form tight rosettes.

Echeveria Setosa x Rundelli


Chunky rosettes of mid-green leaves offsetting to form large clumps. The leaves are
edged in fine white hairs.

Echeveria Shaviana

Echeveria shaviana has blue-green foliage with wavy pinkish margins and very crinkly
edges.

Echeveria Zonnestraal
Silvery grey leaves tipped with red, rounded and ending in a point.

AVAILABILITY AND SIZE CHART


5 cm

8cm

10cm

12cm

Echeveria Agavoides
Echeveria Black prince
Echeveria Blue star
Echeveria Colorata
Echeveria Derenbergii blue
Echeveria Elegance
Echeveria Green prince
Echeveria Green velvet
Echeveria Hookerii
Echeveria Lindsyana
Echeveria Parel van Neurenberg
Echeveria Paul Bunyan
Echeveria Peacockey
Echeveria Purpureum
Echeveria Red ruby
Echeveria Rondo
Echeveria Shaviana
Echeveria Zonnenstraal

Available
Limited
Not Available

15cm

17cm

21cm

Information
Availability: Available year round.
Characteristics: Succulents are any plants that have thick, strong, fibrous leaves and stems designed to store water
indefinitely and to distribute it when deprived of all other sources of water. Succulents that are prized as houseplants today
once grew wild in arid regions where they were forced, due to ever-changing climate patterns, to adapt to having less water at
their disposal.
Water: The fact that succulents retain water for longer periods of time than most other plants makes them popular as
houseplants. In addition to not having to be watered often, succulents also do not need to be fertilized often. The nutrients
they absorb with the water are not eliminated as quickly as with other plants. Keep the potting mix lightly moist spring through
fall and water sparingly in winter. Water the potting mix and not the rosette because it can easily rot.
Propagation: Offsets can be cut off and potted in their own containers. Leaf cuttings can be propagated in spring and summer.
Allow leaf to dry for 24 hours to stop the oozing of its sap. Push the cut end into moist potting mix. Do not cover the pot with
plastic because succulents are likely to rot with excessive moisture.
How to Use in Floral Design:
Once a succulent is cut, typically either mist them or soak them in water just to make sure they dont dry out.
Then wire or pick them depending on their application to the design. If left alone long enough the stems of the succulent will
callus over and roots will begin to form. Once roots are visible they can be planted and will take on a whole new life of their
own!
Care & Handling:
Succulents can be grown either inside or outside but, like other plants, they need plenty of light. The amount of water required
depends on many factors, like the type of container (terracotta dries out faster than other pots), the size of container, the
height of container, time of year, position, heat, humidity etc. Most succulents are very hardy and, unlike many other plants,
thrive on neglect (they require minimal care). If you are unsure as to how often to water them, leave it until the plant starts to
shrivel slightly or go limp, then water well. Repeat this process.

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