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Echeveria subrigida

Also Known As

  • Echeveria subrigida hybrid

Plant type

cactus / succulent

size

  • H: 15"-18"
  • W: 15"-30"

planting zones

  • 9a-11

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Echeveria subrigida plant details

Echeveria subrigida is an evergreen cactus / succulent with green foliage. In spring and summer lavender and pink flowers emerge. Features glaucous texture. Grows well with sun and regular - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Prefers to be dry in winter. Does well in average, gritty, lean and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Echeveria subrigida

Plant type: cactus / succulent
Plant family: crassulaceae
Foliage: evergreen green
Mature size: 15 IN - 30 IN - wide, 15 IN - 18 IN - tall
Flowers: lavender and pink blooms in spring and summer
Uses: collectible, container plant, houseplant, long-blooming, rock garden, rosette-forming, xeric, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Echeveria subrigida

USDA Zones: 9a - 11
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: regular - low
Resistant to: deer
Soil needs: average, gritty, lean and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Tender. Blue white rosettes with ruby red margins.
Echeveria subrigida is a large species with dramatic, elongated, upward-curving, blue-green leaves with bold red margins that can reach nine inches long. It has long-blooming coral pink and orange flowers in summer.
Light shade. Indoor/ Outdoor (Patio). Upright Stalks Bearing Coral Pink Flowers.

By: Moon - Sun Cactus & Koi Gardens

Red-edged; waxy-blue leaves in sun, green in shade; to 18". Hardy to 25°F.
Amazing non-stop bloom and its extra large size makes this very rare Echeveria tops in succulental popularity here at “Annie’s.” Highly attractive emerald green rosettes to 15” across give rise to thick upright rosey-lavender stems. Painterly golden blushed coral 1” urn shaped flowers appear at stem tops and short side branches in perfect affinity with the blue-green starry sepals. Blooming from late Spring thru Fall makes this a “must have” for everyone’s garden. Easy and fuss-free. Great in containers at least 12” across. Feed once a year.

Gardening facts about Echeveria subrigida plant

How to Grow Echeveria subrigida

  • Sun Exposure

    • sun
  • Water Needs

    • regular - drought tolerant
  • Water Needs

    • dry in winter
  • Soil Needs

    • average
    • lean
    • well-drained
    • gritty

Features

  • Foliage Color

    • green
  • Flower Color

    • pink
    • lavender
  • Wildlife

    • deer resistant
  • Flower Season

    • summer
    • spring
  • Foliage Season

    • evergreen
  • Texture

    • glaucous
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