Echeveria 'Dick's Pink'

Also Known As

Dicks Pink Mexican Hen and Chicks

Plant type

cactus / succulent

size

H: 8"-12"
W: 4"-8"

planting zones

9a-11

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Echeveria 'Dick's Pink' plant details

Echeveria 'Dick's Pink' is an evergreen cactus / succulent with green, pink, purple and red foliage. In summer red flowers emerge. Features glaucous texture. Grows well with sun - shade and occasional - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Prefers to be dry in summer, dry in winter. Does well in average, gritty, lean and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Echeveria 'Dick's Pink'

Plant type: cactus / succulent
Plant family: crassulaceae
Foliage: evergreen green, pink, purple and red
Mature size: 4 IN - 8 IN - wide, 8 IN - 12 IN - tall
Flowers: red blooms in summer
Uses: collectible, container plant, houseplant, rock garden, rosette-forming, xeric, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Echeveria 'Dick's Pink'

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

Soil needs: average, gritty, lean and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

A showy Dick Wright hybrid with rosettes to 10". Wavy blue-green leaves with frilly pink edges. Red flowers.

By: Avant Gardens

'Dick's Pink' forms a solitary rosette of large, rippled, bluish to purple-grey leaves that have attractively contrasting red to pink, frilled leaf margins. The leaf colour changes through the season and is more purple in winter and more blue when in active growth in spring and summer. Stout flower stalks rise above the foliage bearing large light red flowers.