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Echeveria glauca
Blue Echeveria, Old Hens and Chicks, Hens and Chicks, Glaucous Echeveria
Origin: Native to semi-desert areas of Central America, Mexico and northwestern South America.
| Family |
| Crassulaceae |
| Genus |
| Echeveria |
| Species |
| glauca |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| Synonyms |
| Cotyledon glauca (basionym), Echeveria secunda |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9b to 11b |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 - H1c |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -3.9 - 10 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 25 - 50 |
| Height |
| 10 - 20 cm |
| Spread |
| 15 - 20 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| A succulent that forms attractive clumps, up to 15 cm tall, of short-stemmed, tight rosettes up to 15 cm in diameter. |
| Landscape |
| Beds and borders, rock gardens, potted patio plant, potted indoor plant, container plant or as a specimen. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant in loose, well-draining loamy to composted soils in full sun to partial shade. |
| Shape |
| Clumping to spreading. |
| Pests |
| Mealybugs and aphids. |
| 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. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Trebah Garden Trust, Mawnan Smith, Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
| Propagation |
| By leaf cuttings, seed or stem cuttings. |
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