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Echeveria nodulosa
Painted Echeveria
Origin: Mexico.
| Family |
| Crassulaceae |
| Genus |
| Echeveria |
| Species |
| nodulosa |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| Synonyms |
| Cotyledon nodulosa (basionym), Echeveria discolor, Echeveria misteca |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9b - 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 - H1c |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 0 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 10 |
| Height |
| 10 - 20 cm |
| Spread |
| 30 - 60 cm |
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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 |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| Scale and mealybugs. |
| Habitat |
| Sunny rocky outcroppings. |
| 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 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 crimson red to reddish-purple variegation. Deep green flowering stems with flowers that fade from a coral pink to a pale yellow. |
| Texture Description |
| Smooth, waxy. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Centennial Conservatory, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| Leaf or stem cuttings or by seed. |
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