Tropicals > Echeveria > Echeveria nodulosa > Echeveria nodulosa 'Painted Beauty'

Family

Crassulaceae

Genus

Echeveria

Species

nodulosa

Cultivar

'Painted Beauty'

Category

Tropicals

USDA Hardiness Zone

9b - 11

Canadian Hardiness Zone

Requires cool season protection under glass.

RHS Hardiness Zone

H3 - H1b

Temperature (°C)

0

Temperature (°F)

10

Height

30 cm

Spread

40 cm

Photographs

Description and Growing Information

Flowering Period

Landscape

In rock gardens, informal gardens, potted patio plant, potted indoor plant or as a specimen.

Cultivation

Plant in moist, well-draining soil of any type in full sun to partial shade. Full sun will encourage flower growth.

Shape

Low spreading to erect (flowering).

Growth

Slow

Pests

Scale and mealybugs.

Habitat

Horticultural origin.

Bark/Stem Description

Smooth glabrous succulent leaf stems. Solitary, glabrous, erect flowering stems in optimal growing conditions.

Flower/Leaf Bud Description

Narrow ovate-pinnate flower buds appear oppositely-arranged along solitary flowering stems in optimal growing conditions.

Leaf Description

Ovate-pinnate, thick fleshy leaves grow in false rosettes along leaf stems. The leaves are heavily variegated vertically in 2 - 3 lines along the broad sides of the leaf as well as on the leaf edges.

Flower Description

Showy ovate-pinnate half-closed blooms, measuring between 3 - 6 cm in length, appear on solitary flowering stems in optimal conditions. The flowers grow oppositely upward along the leaf stem in multiples of 15 - 30.

Colour Description

Deep green leaves lined and outlined with deep reddish-purple variegation. Medium green flowering stems with flowers that fade from a coral pink to a pale yellow.

Texture Description

Smooth and waxy.

Notable Specimens

The Devonian Botanic Garden, Devon, Alberta.

Propagation

Leaf or stem cuttings or by seed.

top