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Plant Profile: Echeveria

Taxonomy: Echeveria

Names

Mexican Rosettes, Mexican Snowballs, Varigated Wax Plant

  • Photo of Echeveria (Echeverias)

Phonetic Spelling:ech-eh-ver-EE-a

Genus:Echeveria

Species:

Family:Crassulaceae

Echeveria belongs to the Crassulaceae family of succulents and is indigenous to arid areas stretching from Texas to South America, making it highly resilient to drought. The unique texture of these plants makes them ideal for enhancing rock or crevice gardens.

Echeveria Feature Summary

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Tags

#small spaces
#drought tolerant
#rock gardens
#non-toxic for horses
#non-toxic for dogs
#non-toxic for cats
#crevice garden

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Echeveria Feature Summary

Attributes
Whole Plant Traits
Succulent
Coarse
Landscape
Drought Tolerant Garden
Rock Garden
Small Space
Rock Wall

Echeveria Attributes

Echeveria: Country Or Region Of Origin

Texas to Argentina

Echeveria Whole Plant Traits

Echeveria: Plant Type

Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower

Echeveria: Texture

Fine
Medium
Coarse

Echeveria Leaves

Echeveria: Hairs Present

No
Yes

Echeveria Stem

Echeveria: Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes

Echeveria Landscape

Echeveria: Landscape Theme

Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden

Echeveria: Design Feature

Accent
Barrier
Border
Flowering Tree
Foundation Planting
Hedge
Mass Planting
Screen/Privacy
Security
Shade Tree
Small groups
Small Tree
Specimen
Street Tree
Understory Tree

Echeveria: Resistance To Challenges

Black Walnut
Compaction
Deer
Diseases
Drought
Dry Soil
Erosion
Fire
Foot Traffic
Heat
Heavy Shade
Humidity
Insect Pests
Pollution
Poor Soil
Rabbits
Salt
Slugs
Squirrels
Storm damage
Urban Conditions
Voles
Wet Soil
Wind

Echeveria: Landscape Location

Coastal
Container
Hanging Baskets
Houseplants
Lawn
Meadow
Naturalized Area
Near Septic
Patio
Pond
Pool/Hardscape
Recreational Play Area
Riparian
Rock Wall
Slope/Bank
Small Space
Vertical Spaces
Walkways
Woodland