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Echeveria elegans

Mexican Gem, Hen and Chicks, Mexican Ghost Plant, Mexican Snowball

AGM Award
Echeveria elegans,Mexican Gem, Hen and Chicks, Mexican Ghost Plant, Mexican Snowball,  Blue echeveria, gray echeveria, Blue succulent, gray succulent
Echeveria elegans,Mexican Gem, Hen and Chicks, Mexican Ghost Plant, Mexican Snowball,  Blue echeveria, gray echeveria, Blue succulent, gray succulent
Echeveria elegans,Mexican Gem, Hen and Chicks, Mexican Ghost Plant, Mexican Snowball,  Blue echeveria, gray echeveria, Blue succulent, gray succulent
Echeveria elegans,Mexican Gem, Hen and Chicks, Mexican Ghost Plant, Mexican Snowball,  Blue echeveria, gray echeveria, Blue succulent, gray succulent

Vigorous, award-winning Echeveria elegans (Mexican Snowball) is an evergreen succulent with tight rosettes (4 in. wide or 10 cm) of fleshy, spoon-shaped, pale silvery-green leaves. In late winter and spring, it sends up 1ft. tall (30 cm), pink-red stems which bear lantern-shaped pink flowers, tipped with yellow. This Echeveria offsets readily and will form a dense carpet of rose-like rosettes over time. A great choice as a groundcover, for rock gardens, green roofs, or containers.

  • Winner of the prestigious Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society
  • Grows up to 8 in. tall (20 cm) and 12 in. wide (30 cm).
  • Easily grown in sandy, dry to medium moisture, well-drained soils in sun or partial shade. This succulent is drought tolerant but does best with occasional watering. Do not water when dormant. Fertilize sparingly to stop excessive growth
  • Perfect as a groundcover, for rock gardens, green roofs, or containers.
  • Deer resistant
  • Virtually disease free. Watch for mealybugs, vine weevil, and aphids
  • Propagate by seed sown as soon as ripe or by root, stem or leaf cuttings in spring
  • Native to Mexico

Requirements

Hardiness 9 - 12
Heat Zones 10 - 11
Climate Zones 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Plant Type Cactus & Succulents
Plant Family Crassulaceae
Genus Echeveria
Exposure Full Sun, Partial Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Early, Mid, Late)
Summer (Early, Mid, Late)
Fall
Winter
Height 8" (20cm)
Spread 1' (30cm)
Spacing 12" (30cm)
Maintenance Low
Water Needs Low
Soil Type Loam, Sand
Soil pH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Well-Drained
Characteristics Plant of Merit, Showy, Evergreen
Tolerance Drought, Deer, Rabbit
Attracts Hummingbirds, Bees, Butterflies
Garden Uses Beds And Borders, Ground Covers, Patio And Containers
Garden Styles Gravel and Rock Garden, Mediterranean Garden
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Alternative Plants to Consider

Graptoveria ‘Moonglow’
Echeveria ‘Ruffles’
Echeveria ‘Tippy’
Echeveria ‘Blue Atoll’
Echeveria shaviana (Mexican Hens)
Echeveria setosa (Mexican Firecracker)

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Senecio mandraliscae (Blue Chalksticks)
Kalanchoe luciae (Paddle Plant)
Sedum nussbaumerianum (Stonecrop)

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Requirements

Hardiness 9 - 12
Heat Zones 10 - 11
Climate Zones 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Plant Type Cactus & Succulents
Plant Family Crassulaceae
Genus Echeveria
Exposure Full Sun, Partial Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Early, Mid, Late)
Summer (Early, Mid, Late)
Fall
Winter
Height 8" (20cm)
Spread 1' (30cm)
Spacing 12" (30cm)
Maintenance Low
Water Needs Low
Soil Type Loam, Sand
Soil pH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Well-Drained
Characteristics Plant of Merit, Showy, Evergreen
Tolerance Drought, Deer, Rabbit
Attracts Hummingbirds, Bees, Butterflies
Garden Uses Beds And Borders, Ground Covers, Patio And Containers
Garden Styles Gravel and Rock Garden, Mediterranean Garden
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Do I Need?
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