Echeveria elegans (Mexican snow ball)
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Beginner skill rating |
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.05m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
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1 hour care per year |
Botanical name: Echeveria elegans
Other names: Mexican snow ball, Mexican gem, White Mexican rose, Pearl echeveria
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Genus: Echeveria
Species: E. elegans - E. elegans is a stemless or short-stemmed, clump-forming succulent perennial with rounded rosettes of spoon-shaped, sometimes red-margined, silvery-blue to whitish-green leaves and, from late winter to early summer, one-sided racemes of ovoid, yellow-tipped, pink flowers.
Echeveria elegans is: Evergreen
Flower: Pink, Yellow in Spring; Yellow, Pink in Winter
Foliage: Blue-green, Silvery-grey in All seasons
Habit: Clump-forming, Rosette, Spreading
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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Specific pests: Aphids , Mealybugs , Vine weevil
Diseases: Generally disease-free
General care
Propagation methods: Leaf cuttings, Offsets, Root cuttings, Seed. REGISTER to read more...
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Echeveria elegans (Mexican snow ball) will reach a height of 0.05m and a spread of 0.5m after 5-10 years.
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Suggested uses: Conservatory, Containers, Drought Tolerant, Gravel, Indoor
Cultivation: Under glass, grow in loam-based potting compost with added grit. In growth, Water moderately & feed with a balanced liquid fertiliser 2-3 times. Do not water when dormant. Outdoors, grow in moderately fertile to poor, well-drained soil in full sun.
| This plant likes... | Garden match | |
| Soil types: | Loamy, Sandy |  |
| Soil drainage: | Well-drained | |
| Soil pH: | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral | |
| Light: | Full Sun | |
| Aspect: | South, West | |
| Exposure: | Sheltered | |
| Hardiness: | Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3) | |
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