Mexican Hat

Echeveria

About Mexican Hat and Echeveria

Mexican Hat

Echeveria

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Southwestern United States, Texas, Canada, Mexico

Central America

1.4 Types

Not Available

Echeveria halbingeri, Echeveria elegans

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dry areas, Prairies, Rocky areas, rocky outcrops

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

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-108-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-1

12 - 10

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

8,9,12,24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.50 cm15.20 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Purple, Burgundy, Light Green, Brown

Light Pink, Light Yellow, Orange

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green

Pink

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Light Green, Light Pink, Lime Green, Yellow green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Subulate

Succulent

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

All year

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Dry, Sandy, Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Slightly Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

All year

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases

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

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

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Sandy, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sandy, Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K

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

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free, Red blotch

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun

Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Semi-Double

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

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

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

Birds, Butterflies

Insects, Mealybugs

5.12 Allergy

Rhinitis

Toxic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good for skin and hair

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Indoor Air Purification, Versatility

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Analgesic

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Used in making tea

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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Houseplant, Rock Garden, Showy Tree

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

RATIBIDA columnifera

ECHEVERIA

7.2 Common Name

Mexican Hat

Oliverella Rose, Urbinia Rose

7.2.1 In Hindi

Mexican Hat

Echeveria

7.2.2 In German

Mexican Hat

Echeveria

7.2.3 In French

Mexican Hat

Echeveria

7.2.4 In Spanish

mexican Hat

Echeveria

7.2.5 In Greek

Mexican Hat

Echeveria

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mexican Hat

Echeveria

7.2.7 In Polish

Mexican Hat

Echeveria

7.2.8 In Latin

Mexicanus Hat

Aeonium

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Saxifragales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Crassulaceae

8.6 Genus

Ratibida

Echeveria

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Sedeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Sedoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Mexican Hat and Echeveria

Wondering what are the properties of Mexican Hat and Echeveria? We provide you with everything About Mexican Hat and Echeveria. Mexican Hat doesn't have thorns and Echeveria doesn't have thorns. Also Mexican Hat does not have fragrant flowers. Mexican Hat has allergic reactions like Rhinitis and Echeveria has allergic reactions like Rhinitis. 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 Mexican Hat and Echeveria and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Mexican Hat and Echeveria

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

Mexican Hat and Echeveria Physical Information

Mexican Hat and Echeveria physical information is very important for comparison. Mexican Hat height is 30.00 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Echeveria height is 30.00 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Mexican Hat and Echeveria are as follows:

Mexican Hat flower color: Yellow, Purple, Burgundy, Light Green and Brown
Mexican Hat leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green
Echeveria flower color: Light Pink, Light Yellow and Orange
Echeveria leaf color: Green and Yellow green

Care of Mexican Hat and Echeveria

Care of Mexican Hat and Echeveria include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Mexican Hat pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads and Echeveria pruning is done Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Mexican Hat needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Echeveria needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.