Echeveria 'Melaço'

Plant type

cactus / succulent

size

H: 3"-6"
W: 3"-6"

planting zones

9a-11

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Echeveria 'Melaço' plant details

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

CHARACTERISTICS OF Echeveria 'Melaço'

Plant type: cactus / succulent
Plant family: crassulaceae
Foliage: evergreen burgundy and green
Mature size: 3 IN - 6 IN - wide, 3 IN - 6 IN - tall
Flowers: coral blooms in spring and summer
Uses: collectible, container plant, houseplant, rock garden, rosette-forming, xeric, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Echeveria 'Melaço'

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

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Echeveria 'Melaco' is a beautiful evergreen succulent that is valued for its distinctive coloration and rich, glossy leaves. Foliage is a gradient mix of copper, plum, salmon and chocolate brown with light green centres, spoon-shaped and arranged in rosettes up to 6 inches tall and wide at maturity. Bell-shaped, orange flowers emerge in spring. Needs bright sunlight to maintain compact form and bright foliage colour.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Echeveria ‘Melaco’ is an attractive succulent rosette with glossy, spade-shaped leaves which shift color throughout the seasons. During the cooler months from Fall to Spring, it will be more plum to chocolate brown with bright pink edges and a glowing green center. During Summer, it will fade out, exhibiting colors of dusty salmon, copper and brown.

By: Little Prince of Oregon

This came to us as Echeveria melaco, but we have no information regarding this as a species. It appears rather to be a cultivar, with the "Melaco" referring to the Portuguese for molasses.