Echeveria glauca (Blue Echeveria, Old Hens and Chicks, Hens and Chicks, Glaucous Echeveria)
Botanical Information
Family | Crassulaceae |
Genus | Echeveria |
Species | glauca |
Synonyms | Cotyledon glauca (basionym), Echeveria secunda |
Category | Tropicals |
Origin | Native to semi-desert areas of Central America, Mexico and northwestern South America. |
Details
USDA Hardiness Zone | 9b to 11b |
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Canadian Hardiness Zone | Requires cold season protection under glass. |
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RHS Hardiness Zone | H3 - H1c |
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Temperature (°C) | -3.9 - 10 |
Temperature (°F) | 25 - 50 |
Height | 10 - 20 cm |
Spread | 15 - 20 cm |
Flowering Period | April, May |
Description and Growing Information
General Description | A succulent that forms attractive clumps, up to 15 cm tall, of short-stemmed, tight rosettes up to 15 cm in diameter. |
Shape | Clumping to spreading. |
Landscape | Beds and borders, rock gardens, potted patio plant, potted indoor plant, container plant or as a specimen. |
Propagation | By leaf cuttings, seed or stem cuttings. |
Cultivation | Plant in loose, well-draining loamy to composted soils in full sun to partial shade. |
Pests | Mealybugs and aphids. |
Notable Specimens | Trebah Garden Trust, Mawnan Smith, Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
Bark/Stem Description | Upright leaf stems. |
Leaf Description | A fleshy, oval-shaped, keeled, pale bluish-green, with edges and tips adorned with a hint of pink, red or brown, more conspicuous in winter. |
Flower Description | Large, red calyces and yellow petals up to 30 cm tall arching stems. |