Botanical Name: Common Names:
Echeveria hybrida Violet Queen Mexican Hens and Chicks, Succulent,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Succulents & Cacti Clumping, Rosette
Description:
Attractive succulent with greyish-silver foliage and a pink tinge on outer leaves, foliage changes to a grey-violet during the cooler months. Lotus-like shaped low growing clumping plant that produces little bell-like yellow flowers throughout Spring. Growing approx. 6cm x 50cm. Great for pots or rockery gardens.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
15-30cm 30-60cm
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
Family Name: Origin:
Crassulaceae SouthAmerica
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Grey, Purple, Silver
Flower Colour: Insignificant
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: No
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Tender
Wind: High
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