Tropicals > Echeveria > Echeveria agavoides > Echeveria agavoides 'Purple Pearl'
Echeveria agavoides
'Purple Pearl'
Purple Pearl Moulded Wax Plant, Purple Pearl Echeveria
| Family |
| Crassulaceae |
| Genus |
| Echeveria |
| Species |
| agavoides |
| Cultivar |
| 'Purple Pearl' |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9 - 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 - H1c |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 0 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 10 |
| Height |
| 10 - 15 cm |
| Spread |
| 15 - 20 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Potted patio or indoor plant, rock garden accent plant or as a specimen. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant in loose but well-draining, loamy, gravelly to compost-like soils in full sun to partial shade. |
| Shape |
| Mounding rosette. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Pests |
| Mealybugs and aphids. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Long solitary flowering stems are borne in optimal growth conditions. |
| Leaf Description |
| Ovate-lanceolate petals, between 12- 25, arranged in a single rosette. |
| Flower Description |
| Small, drooping, cup-shaped inconspicuous flowers are found at the ends of flowering stalks in multiples of 3 - 8. |
| Colour Description |
| Deep purplish-brown to purplish-red leaves, reddish-green flowering stalks and reddish-orange to reddish-purple flowers. |
| Texture Description |
| Smooth. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Centennial Conservatory, Thunder Bay , Ontario, Canada. |
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