Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Cactus or Succulent
Shrub
Origin
Central America
Texas, Mexico
Types
Echeveria halbingeri, Echeveria elegans
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Number of Varieties
180-
0
40000
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Habitat
Dry areas, Rocky areas, Semi arid regions, Semi desert
Semi desert, shade of desert, Shaded sites
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-1110-13
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 10
12-9
Sunset Zone
8,9,12,24
23, 24
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm45.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Pink, Light Yellow, Orange
White, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Pink
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Yellow green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Pink
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green, Light Pink, Lime Green, Yellow green
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Succulent
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Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
All year
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Slow
Type of Soil
Dry, Sandy, Well drained
Sand
The pH of Soil
Slightly Acidic
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
All year
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance
Dry Conditions
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings
Cuttings, Divison, Rooted stem cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Requires regular watering
Keep the Soil well drained, occasional watering once established
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Sandy, Well drained
Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Sandy, Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season, Water soluble fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Insects, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Red spider mite, Scale, Slugs, Snails
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance
Dry Conditions
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single, Semi-Double
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects, Mealybugs
Butterflies
Allergy
Toxic
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Borders, Slopes hedging
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin and hair
Making cosmetics, Moisturizing
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Indoor Air Purification, Versatility
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Eczema
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
wax
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc.
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Houseplant, Rock Garden, Showy Tree
Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
ECHEVERIA
EUPHORBIA antisyphilitica
Common Name
Oliverella Rose, Urbinia Rose
wax plant
In Hindi
Echeveria
Candelilla
In German
Echeveria
candelilla
In French
Echeveria
candelilla
In Spanish
Echeveria
candelilla
In Greek
Echeveria
candelilla
In Portuguese
Echeveria
candelilla
In Polish
Echeveria
candelilla
In Latin
Aeonium
candelilla
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Saxifragales
Euphorbiales
Family
Crassulaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Echeveria
Euphorbia
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Sedeae
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Subfamily
Sedoideae
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Number of Species
150-
1
27800
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