When they flower in the summer, they are stunning.
Plant them in the spring at the start of their growing season.
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Light
Echeverias require a substantial amount oflightto thrive.
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Move your echeveria outdoors during the summer months to help it flourish.
If the leaves begin to wrinkle, it’s an obvious sign the plant needs water.
Echeveria will need to be watered during the summer months more frequently than in winter.
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In winter, water just enough to prevent wrinkled leaves, about once a month.
Temperature and Humidity
Echeverias thrive in hot, dry conditions.
They do not tolerate cold temperatures or cold drafts well.
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Use alow-nitrogenfertilizer for young plants.
A wide pot filled with a variety of echeveria types makes a compelling visual display.
Pruning is best done at the beginning of their growing season; however, you could prune anytime.
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Eventually, the lower leaves will dry up and die, which is the plant’s natural life cycle.
Removing the leaves may also help encourage new growth along the stem.
Propagating Echeveria
It’s fun to make more echeveria plants.
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They can be easily propagated by leaf cuttings, stem cuttings, offsets, orsowing seeds.
Taking cuttings is an excellent way to prevent a plant from getting leggy.
The best time to take cuttings is in spring.
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you’ve got the option to use a terracotta pot or any container with ample drainage holes.
Place the pot in a bright room but not in direct sunlight.
Uncover the container once a day for an hour to give the plant ventilation.
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An ideal germination temperature is around 65 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
After about three weeks, the seeds should start germinating.
Once the seeds have sprouted and tiny rosettes form, remove the plastic covering.
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As seedlings, give them water every three to four days once the soil dries up.
If repotting, it is usually recommended in the spring as the plant will enter its active growing period.
Torepot an echeveria plant, ensure the soil is completely dry before removing it from its potting container.
Gently remove the plant from the pot.
Carefully remove the excess soil from the roots before placing the plant in its new pot.
Remove any rotted or dead roots in the process.
Place the plant in its new pot and backfill withpotting soil, spreading out the roots as you repot.
Treat any cuts with a fungicide.
Wait a week before watering after repotting to avoid the risk of root rot.
Overwintering
Echeveria cannot survive the winter outside.
It can’t handle temperatures below freezing.
The best way to overwinter Echeveria is to bring your plant inside.
Echeveria will not need to be kept extremely warm but at least above 45 degrees.
Fungus gnats look like little black flies that hover above the soil.
Mealybugs have a white, cottony, or waxy appearance.
Insecticidal soaps and neem oil can get rid of these insect infestations.
When succulents fall victim to diseases, fungal issues usually take them out.
Cold or damp conditions or overwatering are usually to blame, causing rot.
Rotten tissues turn red, brown, or black and usually turn soggy, slimy, and smell bad.
You will need to restructure your watering routine, reducing quantity or frequency.
Give the plant a fungicidal soil treatment according to the package instructions.
This step isn’t mandatory but will help stimulate the plant to produce new flowers.
Echeveria flowers do not have a scent.
Fertilizer can help echeveria flower.
Apply it monthly from April until September.
If outdoors, it needs at least six hours of sun.
Indoors, position it near a sunny window or use a grow light.
Leggy or spindly echeveria usually won’t produce flowers; low light is typically the cause.
Also, too hot or too cold temperatures will discourage a plant from blooming.
Ensure it has well-draining soil since soggy feet kills flower production and, eventually, the plant.
Common Problems With Echeveria
Most Echeveria species are not complicated succulents to grow.
As with all succulents, careful watering habits and offering plenty of light will help ensure success.
Stem rot disease causes soft, mushy stems.
If stem rot has developed, your plant has a fungal infection.
Yellowing, Wilting, or Leaf Drop
Overwatering will cause leaves to appear bleached.
Leaves may also wilt, swell, or fall off when given too much water.
Also, check the undersides and crevices of leaves for insect activity.
Bugs can cause plants to lose vigor and kill a plant if left unchecked.
The plant will begin to look droopy and wilted.
Leaves will lose their plump, firm feeling.
You might even notice dried-up, brown, dead leaves toward the bottom of the plant.
Most succulents can bounce back after a thorough watering.
Echeveria plants are sun lovers.
Echeveria succulents are similar toHaworthiaandSempervivumsucculents but stand apart for their plump, smooth leaves in a stunning rosette shape.
