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Echeveria agavoides

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Botanical Name: Common Names:

Echeveria agavoides Mexican Hens and Chicks, Succulent,

Native: Foliage Type:

No Evergreen

Plant Type: Plant Habit:

Succulents & Cacti Rosette

Description:

Attractive succulent with bright-green foliage and a red tinge on the edges of leaves. Rose-like shaped low growing plant that produces little bell-like yellow tipped reddish-pink flowers throughout Summer. Growing approx. 15cm x 30cm. Great for pots or rockery gardens.

Mature Height: Mature Width:

<15cm <30cm

Position: Soil Type:

Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained

Landscape Use(s)

Balcony / Roof, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Container / Pot

Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free

Cultural Notes:

Plant Care

Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well

Family Name: Origin:

Crassulaceae SouthAmerica

Characteristics

Foliage Colour: Burgundy, Green, Red

Flower Colour: Pink

Flower Fragrant: No

Flowering Season: Summer

Fruit: No

Requirements Tolerances

Growth Rate: Slow

Maintenance Level: Low

Water Usage: Low

Drought: High

Frost: Tender

Wind: High

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