Echeveria

Echeveria elegans

Echeveria (Echeveria elegans) is a slow-growing succulent, hardy in USDA zones 9-11, that matures to about 0.1-1 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained soil. Expect yellow, orange and pink blooms in spring and summer. It attracts bees and hummingbirds, stands up well to drought, grows happily in containers.

USDA zones

9-11

Sun

Full sun, Part shade

Water

Medium

Mature size

0.1-1 ft

Spacing

Less than 12 inches

Growth rate

Slow

Maintenance

Low

Soil

Well-drained

Foliage

Blue, Silver, Green, Pink, Purple, Red, Variegated, White

Bloom color

Yellow, Orange, Pink

Bloom season

Spring, Summer

Attracts

Bees, Hummingbirds

Tough against

Drought

Native to

Texas to Argentina