Echeveria is a perennial succulent culture that belongs to the Tolstyankov family. In the natural environment, the plant is most often found in North and South America. Due to the popularity of Echeveria today it began to be grown in many countries as a decorative or indoor culture.
Echeveria: species suitable for growing a house
All types of flowers are distinguished by their beauty and unusual leaves. Each culture is beautiful and charming in its own way. There are dozens of varieties of succulents with unusual names:
- Echeveria Setosa;
- Echeveria Cube;
- Echeveria Lola;
- echeveria fluffy;
- Echeveria Taurus;
- echeveria pillow-shaped;
- echeveria gray;
Shrub succulent with pale pink leaves.
- echeveria minimizing;
- agave-shaped echeveria;
- Echeveria Elegans;
- Miranda;
- Orion;
- Black Prince;
- Knights
- Sirius.
The article describes the most popular types of succulent culture. But before you begin to study, it is worthwhile to figure out what to call a flower - echeveria or echeveria. These are two completely identical names that designate the same succulent. However, in the Russian language the first option is more often used.
Echeveria agave
Agave-like has a bush-like shape, which is more like a water lily. Most often, the inflorescence is presented in the form of a lotus with fleshy petals and a shortened stalk. This species is distinguished by wide and dense leaves, having an oval shape and pointed tips. Their size can vary between 4-10 cm.
The color scheme of inflorescences is diverse. It depends on the vegetative period. For example, during dormancy, the plant is painted in dark green, and during flowering, the color acquires a bright red hue. A distinctive feature of succulents is the presence of white plaque on the leaves. It can be seen before the growing season. It falls around the end of spring and the beginning of summer.
Note! The flowers themselves appear closer to July-August. They have a red-orange color, and in size reach up to 40 cm inlength.
Echeveria Pulidonis
Pulidonis is a variegated succulent with a stem rosette up to 17 cm in size. A distinctive feature of the species is dark-green leaves that are elongated in shape, which taper slightly at the edges. Their length is stretched by 8-10 cm. The plant itself has a greenish-blue hue and a red edging of the leaves. The vegetation period of the plant falls in the middle and end of summer. At this time, the succulent grows and becomes high. Small flowers of a bright yellow hue develop on the stem rosette. Their shape looks like a bell.
Succulent subspecies Pulidonis
Pulidonis is used as an indoor and as a decorative culture. In the process of home growing, the volume of the outlet can be regularly adjusted and reduced so that the succulent does not grow to large sizes. The flower is unpretentious in care. The only important condition for full growth is the presence of bright light in a room or in an open area. Reproduction occurs by leaf and cuttings.
Echeveria Black Prince
Black Prince is considered a hybrid variety. Its distinctive features are domed leaves of a dark green hue with a purple border, similar to a rainbow, and an elongated stem rosette reaching 14 cm in length. A flower is planted to ennoble rooms and summer cottages. The growing season falls in the middle and end of August.
Note! Dark colored flowers are usually small in size.
The Black Prince is also unpretentious in leaving. For its full development, it is necessary to select competent lighting and water in a timely manner. For the rapid formation of inflorescences, you must also periodically adjust the size of the stem rosettes.
Variety Black Prince
Echeveria Purpusorum
Purpusorum is a grassy succulent that does not have a stem. The leaves have a domed shape, differ in meatiness and density. Their size reaches 6-7 cm. The flowering period falls in early spring (mid-late March). Small flowers usually form in one inflorescence, which grows up to 20 cm in length. Inflorescences have yellow and orange colors. Their length is kept at around 2-3 cm. Echeveria Purpuzorum needs periodic mineral top dressing, regular watering and good lighting.
Important! When grown indoors, it is necessary to regularly change the pots until the plant is formed to its maximum size.
Echeveria Lilacin
Echeveria Lilacin is most often used for home growing in pots. The plant is distinguished by a large stem rosette, the size of which reaches 40 cm in length. With proper care during the year of active growth, additional rosettes and leaves may form in the succulent. Lilacin is not picky about leaving. In summer, she needs a humid and warm climate with an average temperature of 25 ° C. In winter, the plant develops at 15 ° C.
The growing season falls in mid-spring (April-May). Culture does not bloom for long, only 2-3 weeks. The flowers themselves appear from the middle of the outlet, their length is kept at 2-4 cm. Their color is yellow or orange.
Echeveria Derenberg
A variety of Derenberg is a variety characterized by small leaves of a cylindrical shape. They are small in size, up to 4 cm long and up to 2 cm wide. The color of the plant is dark green with a white coating. A distinctive feature is a brown border along the edges of the leaves. Flowering period from late spring or early summer. Duration is 3-6 weeks. Inflorescences are small in size and tulip-shaped. Their length varies within 4 cm. The color is dark orange with a red border.
Echeveria Topsy Torvey
Topsy Torvi is a succulent plant with a blue and white color and unusual shape. At the inflorescence, all leaves are curved back. Thus, they create a symmetrical and original outlet, in appearance similar to an open flower.
Note! Topsy Torvi is a picky plant that has good immunity and resistance to drought, sudden changes in temperature.
For productive growth, the succulent needs sunlight. The flower can be exposed to direct sunlight. It will also require periodic top dressing with organic and mineral fertilizers. Watering is carried out with caution, in winter, the plant needs to be watered 1-2 times a month.
Echeveria Rainbow
Echeveria Rainbow is considered a hybrid plant. Characteristic features:
- domed leaves of dense and fleshy structure;
- dirty pink color;
- dark green color of leaves.
The growing season falls at the end of spring. Hybrid blooms for about 3-5 weeks. The plant has good immunity to disease and resistance to drought.
For your information! For good growth, you need bright and sunny lighting, organic dressing. Watering is recommended no more than 1 time per month.
Echeveria Pulvinata
Echeveria Pulvinata emerges from a dormant period in early spring. Its leaves have a gray-green color. Inflorescences bloom gradually, from the bottom up. Their color changes from dark orange to fiery red. For proper growth, moderate watering and periodic top dressing should be observed. A prerequisite for growing is to create the most vivid lighting in the house.
Echeveria Elegans
Elegance, or elegant echeveria, is a plant with a sedentary rosette and light green leaves. This species can also be distinguished by light, barely noticeable plaque. The flowering period falls on earlier summer. This is because the flower is very fond of sunlight and warm weather. Culture blooms with small flowers of bright yellow color. Peduncle in length most often reaches 27 cm.
Echeveria Nodulosa
Nodulose is a type of succulent, characterized by small dimensions. The culture grows up to 20 cm in length. The leaves have a drop-shaped shape, their color is light green with rainbow eggplant interspersed. The flowering period occurs in late March or early April. At this time, the undersized flower is covered with voluminous buds of a bright red hue.
Nodulose
Young growth and echeveria: differences
Young growth and echeveria are very similar in appearance, they can even be confused. To avoid this, you need to familiarize yourself with the main differences:
- the young have no stem, and the rosette develops directly from the soil. In echeveria most often has a slightly pronounced stalk;
- the leaves of American succulent are more fleshy and dense, while the leaves are younger thinner;
- Echeveria flowers are usually located on a leg that rises upward, and in young plants are located directly on the peduncle.
For your information! Succulent is resistant to drought, but does not withstand severe frosts. Youngsters feel good at low temperature and a sharp cooling.
Echeveria is a beautiful and original flower that is used to decorate rooms and summer cottages. The plant is distinguished by a variety of species, colors and shapes. Significant advantages of the culture are its unpretentiousness in care and resistance to drought.
