Echeveria minima

Plant type

cactus / succulent

size

H: 4"-5"
W: 3"-6"

planting zones

9a-11

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Echeveria minima plant details

Echeveria minima is an evergreen cactus / succulent with blue, red and variegated foliage. In spring and summer orange and red 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 gritty, lean and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Echeveria minima

Plant type: cactus / succulent
Plant family: crassulaceae
Foliage: evergreen blue, red and variegated
Mature size: 3 IN - 6 IN - wide, 4 IN - 5 IN - tall
Flowers: orange and red blooms in spring and summer
Uses: collectible, container plant, houseplant, long-blooming, rock garden, rosette-forming, xeric, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Echeveria minima

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

Tender.Tightly packed green rosettes.Red tips

By: Little Prince of Oregon

A petite Echeveria which forms small 2" tight rosettes of gray green foliage. Slender stems bear nodding racemes of yellow flowers. Quickly creates offsets to colonize a small pot or planter. This Echeveria is especially terrific in vertical gardens!!!! Shipping both 2.5" & 4" pots.

By: Avant Gardens

Described in 1968, this species has very small rosettes which readily clump under cultivation but which tend to be solitary in the wild. There are many clones in circulation, but this is the original, chunky-leaved form. Very pretty.