Echeveria nodulosa

Also Known As

Painted Echeveria

Plant type

cactus / succulent

size

H: 16"
W: 12"-20"

planting zones

9a-11

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Echeveria nodulosa plant details

Echeveria nodulosa is an evergreen cactus / succulent with blue, green and red foliage. Features glaucous texture. Grows well with sun and regular - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Prefers to be dry in winter. Does well in gritty, lean and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Echeveria nodulosa

Plant type: cactus / succulent
Plant family: crassulaceae
Foliage: evergreen blue, green and red
Mature size: 12 IN - 20 IN - wide, 16 IN tall
Uses: collectible, container plant, houseplant, rosette-forming, tropical-looking, xeric, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Echeveria nodulosa

USDA Zones: 9a - 11
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: regular - low

Soil needs: gritty, lean and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Echeveria nodulosa is a stem-forming species that begins as a rosette but then slowly develops an occasionally branching stem. The olive green leaves have beautiful lines of rich burgundy. Plants are topped with reddish flowers with yellow tips in summer.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Tender. Wide green rosettes with red margins.

By: Little Prince of Oregon

Light Shade. Indoor/Outdoor. Yellow .

By: Moon - Sun Cactus & Koi Gardens

PAINTED ECHEVERIA - A colorful succulent with fleshy upward curved leaves on 1-2' long branched stems. The cupped leaves are marked vividly with red on the margins and mid leaf. A great container plant in the northern areas. Hardy down to 25-30 degrees. Likes lt shade. Pale yellow flowers in summer on tall stalks.

By: Accents for Home and Garden

Painted Echeveria is an eyecatching Mexica Hens and Chicks, with olive blue green fleshy spoon shaped leaves streaked and edged in wine-red. The rosette forming foliage looks tidy ina container, and sends off offshoots. Where hardy it will form sturdy stalks forming a low shrub. Hardy to 25 degrees F.