Echeveria

Desert Spoon

About Echeveria and Desert Spoon

Echeveria

Desert Spoon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent

Cactus or Succulent, Perennial

1.3 Origin

Central America

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Echeveria halbingeri, Echeveria elegans

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dry areas, Rocky areas, Semi arid regions, Semi desert

Desert, Dry areas, Semi desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-1112-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 10

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

8,9,12,24

10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm270.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

15.20 cm180.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Pink, Light Yellow, Orange

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Yellow green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Pink

Green, Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green, Light Pink, Lime Green, Yellow green

Green, Blue Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Succulent

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

All year

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Dry, Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Slightly Acidic

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

All year

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings

Leaf Cutting, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Sandy, Well drained

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season, Water soluble fertilizers

No fertilizers needed

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Insects, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Red spider mite, Scale, Slugs, Snails

Insects, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single, Semi-Double

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Insects, Mealybugs

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Toxic

Skin rash

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin and hair

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Indoor Air Purification, Versatility

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cosmetics, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used As Food

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Houseplant, Rock Garden, Showy Tree

Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ECHEVERIA

DASYLIRION

7.2 Common Name

Oliverella Rose, Urbinia Rose

Spoon flower, Common sotol

7.2.1 In Hindi

Echeveria

डेजर्ट चम्मच

7.2.2 In German

Echeveria

Esslöffel

7.2.3 In French

Echeveria

Desert cuillère

7.2.4 In Spanish

Echeveria

Desierto cuchara

7.2.5 In Greek

Echeveria

Desert κουτάλι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Echeveria

colher Desert

7.2.7 In Polish

Echeveria

Desert łyżka

7.2.8 In Latin

Aeonium

cochleari deserto

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Saxifragales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Crassulaceae

Agavaceae

8.6 Genus

Echeveria

Dasylirion

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Sedeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Sedoideae

Nolinoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Echeveria and Desert Spoon

Wondering what are the properties of Echeveria and Desert Spoon? We provide you with everything About Echeveria and Desert Spoon. Echeveria doesn't have thorns and Desert Spoon doesn't have thorns. Also Echeveria does not have fragrant flowers. Echeveria has allergic reactions like Toxic and Desert Spoon has allergic reactions like Toxic. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Echeveria and Desert Spoon and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Echeveria and Desert Spoon

Season and care of Echeveria and Desert Spoon is important to know. While considering everything about Echeveria and Desert Spoon Care, growing season is an essential factor. Echeveria season is All year and Desert Spoon season is All year. The type of soil for Echeveria is Dry, Sandy, Well drained and for Desert Spoon is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Echeveria is Slightly Acidic and for Desert Spoon is Neutral, Alkaline.

Echeveria and Desert Spoon Physical Information

Echeveria and Desert Spoon physical information is very important for comparison. Echeveria height is 30.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Desert Spoon height is 270.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Echeveria and Desert Spoon are as follows:

Echeveria flower color: Light Pink, Light Yellow and Orange
Echeveria leaf color: Green and Yellow green
Desert Spoon flower color: Yellow
Desert Spoon leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Echeveria and Desert Spoon

Care of Echeveria and Desert Spoon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Echeveria pruning is done Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Desert Spoon pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Echeveria needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Desert Spoon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.