Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
South America, Argentina
Central America
Types
Perennial
Echeveria halbingeri, Echeveria elegans
Number of Varieties
35180
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40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
Dry areas, Rocky areas, Semi arid regions, Semi desert
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-98-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
12 - 10
Sunset Zone
21,22
8,9,12,24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue
Light Pink, Light Yellow, Orange
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Gray 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
Grass like
Succulent
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
All year
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Dry, Sandy, Well drained
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter
All year
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
By dividing rhizomes, tubers
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
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, Alkaline
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Sandy, Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sandy, Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
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
Slugs, Snails
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Insects, Mealybugs
Allergy
-
Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
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
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
-
Cosmetics, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Houseplant, Rock Garden, Showy Tree
Botanical Name
Ipheion uniflorum
ECHEVERIA
Common Name
Spring Starflower, Springstar
Oliverella Rose, Urbinia Rose
In Hindi
Spring Starflower
Echeveria
In German
Frühling Borretsch
Echeveria
In French
Spring Starflower
Echeveria
In Spanish
primavera Flor de estrella
Echeveria
In Greek
άνοιξη starflower
Echeveria
In Portuguese
primavera Starflower
Echeveria
In Polish
Wiosna Starflower
Echeveria
In Latin
Spring Starflower
Aeonium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Saxifragales
Family
Liliaceae
Crassulaceae
Genus
Ipheion
Echeveria
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Gilliesieae
Sedeae
Subfamily
Allioideae
Sedoideae
Number of Species
50150
1
27800
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