Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
-
Central America
Types
boissieri , cupanii , hungaricum , kesselringii
Echeveria halbingeri, Echeveria elegans
Number of Varieties
5180
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40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
Dry areas, Rocky areas, Semi arid regions, Semi desert
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99998-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12 - 10
Sunset Zone
21,22
8,9,12,24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
12.70 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.30 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple, Violet
Light Pink, Light Yellow, Orange
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Pink
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green, Light Pink, Lime Green, Yellow green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Succulent
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall
All year
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Dry, Sandy, Well drained
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Slightly Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
All year
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, From bulbs, Seedlings
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
Loam
Sandy, Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sandy, Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
-
Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season, Water soluble fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Dry root rot, Pest Free
Insects, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Red spider mite, Scale, Slugs, Snails
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single, Semi-Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Whiteflies
Insects, Mealybugs
Allergy
Poisonous to grazing animals
Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Mixed Border, small hedge
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Good for skin and hair
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Indoor Air Purification, Versatility
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti rheumatic, cathartic
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Part of Plant Used
Root
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Cosmetics, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border
Houseplant, Rock Garden, Showy Tree
Botanical Name
COLCHICUM 'Lilac Wonder'
ECHEVERIA
Common Name
Hybrid Autumn Crocus, Hybrid Meadow Saffron
Oliverella Rose, Urbinia Rose
In Hindi
meadow saffron
Echeveria
In German
Herbstzeitlose
Echeveria
In French
Colchique d'automne
Echeveria
In Spanish
Estado de conservación
Echeveria
In Greek
meadow saffron
Echeveria
In Portuguese
Colchicum autumnale
Echeveria
In Polish
Colchicum autumnale
Echeveria
In Latin
autumnale
Aeonium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Saxifragales
Family
Liliaceae
Crassulaceae
Genus
Colchicum
Echeveria
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Sedeae
Subfamily
-
Sedoideae
Number of Species
90150
1
27800
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