Echeveria

Echeveria

Echeveria elegans

Plant Info

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Order:	Saxifragales
Family:	Crassulaceae
Genus:	Echeveria DC.

Echeveria is a large genus of succulents in the Crassulaceae family, native from Mexico to northwestern South America. The genus is named after the 18th century Mexican botanical artist, Atanasio Echeverría y Godoy. Many of the species produce numerous offsets, and are commonly known as 'Hen and chicks', which can also refer to other genera such as Sempervivum that are significantly different from Echeveria.

Many Echeveria species are popular as garden plants. They are drought resistant, although they do better with regular deep watering and fertilizing. Most will tolerate shade and some frost, although hybrid species tend to be less tolerant. They can be propagated easily by separating offsets, but may also be propagated by leaf cuttings, and by seed if they are not hybrids. Echeverias are polycarpic, meaning that they may flower and set seed many times over the course of their lifetimes.

Most lose their lower leaves in winter; as a result, after a few years, the plants lose their attractive, compact appearance and need to be rerooted or propagated. In addition, if not removed, these shed leaves may decay, harboring fungus which can then infect the plant.

Species

Echeveria derenbergii

Flowers of Echeveria glauca

Echeveria acutifolia
Echeveria affinis
Echeveria agavoides (Molded Wax Agave) syn. E. obscura, E. yuccoides
- Echeveria agavoides var. corderoyi
- Echeveria agavoides var. multifida
- Echeveria agavoides var. prolifera
Echeveria alata
Echeveria amoena
Echeveria amphoralis
Echeveria andina
Echeveria angustifolia
Echeveria atropurpurea
Echeveria australis
Echeveria cante
Echeveria coccinea syn. E. longifolia
Echeveria colorata
Echeveria derenbergii (Baby Echeveria, Painted lady)
Echeveria deresina
Echeveria elatior

*Echeveria elegans (Hen and Chicks) syn. E. perelegans

Echeveria lauii
Echeveria leucotricha (Chenille Plant)
Echeveria nodulosa syn. E. discolor, E. misteca
Echeveria pallida
Echeveria peacockii (Peacock Echeveria) syn. E. desmetiana, E. subsessilis
Echeveria potosina
Echeveria prolifica
Echeveria pulidonis
Echeveria pulvinata
Echeveria pumila syn. E. glauca var. pumila, E. secunda var. pumila
Echeveria purpusorum syn. E. purpusiorum
Echeveria runyonii
Echeveria sanchez-mejoradae syn. E. halbingeri var. sanchez-mejoradae
Echeveria scheerii
Echeveria sedoides
Echeveria setosa
Echeveria shaviana
Echeveria subrigida
Echeveria tundelii

Cultivars

Echeveria agavoides cv. 'Ebony'
Echeveria agavoides cv. 'Lipstick'
Echeveria agavoides cv. 'Red'
Echeveria agavoides cv. 'Victor Reiter'
Echeveria pulvinata cv. 'Oliver'
Echeveria cv. 'Arlie Wright'
Echeveria cv. 'Black Prince'
Echeveria cv. 'Blue Heron'
Echeveria cv. 'Dondo'
Echeveria cv. 'Doris Taylor' (Woolly Rose)
Echeveria cv. 'Hoveyi'
Echeveria cv. 'Lola'
Echeveria cv. 'Opalina'
Echeveria cv. 'Painted Lady'
Echeveria cv. 'Ruberia'
Echeveria cv. 'Set-Oliver'
Echeveria cv. 'Tippy'
Echeveria cv. 'Wavy Curls'

Formerly in Echeveria

E. anthonyi - synonym of Dudleya anthonyi
E. attenuata, E. edulis var. attenuata - synonyms of Dudleya attenuata (Orcutt's Liveforever, Tapertip Liveforever)
E. californica, E. cotyledon, E. helleri, E. laxa - synonyms of Dudleya caespitosa (Sea Lettuce)
E. candida - synonym of Dudleya candida
E. cultrata - synonym of Dudleya cultrata
E. cymosa - synonym of Dudleya cymosa (Canyon Live-forever)
E. edulis - synonym of Dudleya edulis (Fingertips)
E. argentea, E. pulverulenta - synonyms of Dudleya pulverulenta ssp. pulverulenta (Chalk Lettuce)
E. collomiae - synonym of Dudleya saxosa ssp. collomiae (Rock Live-forever)
E. clavifolia - synonym of Pachyveria clavifolia

Gallery

Echeveria aff. potosinia
Echeveria agavoides x E. lindsayana
Echeveria albicans x E. colorata
Echeveria albicans x E. colorata
Echeveria colorata var. colorata
Echeveria potosina
Echeveria potosina
Echeveria pumila
Echeveria sedoides
Echeveria
Echeveria pulv-oliver
Echeveria x gilva