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Echeveria lilacina

Also Known As

Echeveria 'Lilacina'
Ghost Echeveria

Plant type

cactus / succulent

size

H: 3"-6"
W: 8"-12"

planting zones

9a-12

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Echeveria lilacina plant details

Echeveria lilacina is an evergreen cactus / succulent with blue and green foliage. In spring coral, orange and pink flowers emerge. Features glaucous texture. Grows well with sun - bright shade and regular - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Prefers to be dry in winter. Does well in average, gritty, lean and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Echeveria lilacina

Plant type: cactus / succulent
Plant family: crassulaceae
Foliage: evergreen blue and green
Mature size: 8 IN - 12 IN - wide, 3 IN - 6 IN - tall
Flowers: coral, orange and pink blooms in spring
Uses: collectible, container plant, houseplant, long-blooming, rock garden, rosette-forming, spiky, xeric, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Echeveria lilacina

USDA Zones: 9a - 12
Sun exposure: sun - bright shade
Watering frequency: regular - low
Resistant to: heat
Soil needs: average, gritty, lean and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Echeveria lilacina is a rosette-forming succulent featuring silvery-grey, spoon-shaped leaves that turn a lovely lilac shade in full sun. Displays pink flowers on thin, tall stalks. Echeveria are low maintenance, and require little water once established. Provide a well-drained soil away from reflected heat. Ideal in warm climate landscapes and container gardens, but is especially happy sitting on your windowsill as a houseplant. Protect your PRINCE OF PARADISE™ plant from frost!

By: Little Prince of Oregon

Echeveria lilacina is a medium-sized, slow-growing species forming a flat rosette with a "rosebud" shape. The leaves are spoon shaped with a fine point and silvery-grey almost white with a pearlescent blue hue. They may take a delicate blush of lilac or purple in full sun. The pale pink to pale orange or coral red blooms are very showy, and emerge on reddish, arching, relative short stems.