One of my favorite succulents. I grow mine in a pot. My "Afterglow" doesn't produce offsets, so I tried to propagate it by taking leaf ...Read Morecuttings (that works with my other echeverias). No luck. Then, last year, I tried a different method that I had read about online. I decapitated the rosette with a little bit of the stem still attached, and propped the rosette in an empty pot, in the shade. I kept the original pot (with the stump) watered. Then I waited for a few, painful months (I forget how long), during which the rootless rosette lost a lot of leaves (I became sure I had killed my favorite succulent). However, eventually, the rosette sprouted some roots and I was able to replant it. The stump that was in the original pot sprouted some tiny offsets (about 5) and I was able to plant those as well.
Incredibly beautiful Echeveria..I think most beautiful of them all. Thrives in the SF bay areas mild climate,cool summers. Mine had done ...Read Moregreat in a container I had kept in my driveway...but I did notice..always just two plants,that got larger..so,I moved it away for some reason to a fenced in area..pups!. This plant for city gardeners will be picked clean of pups,suckers by the public.
No special care..watch for slugs..but I've seen much worse slug and snail magnets then this plant. A stunning plant in all ways..even the flowers and stalks are showy.
For years this plant has been a difficult and time consuming echeveria hybrid due to its attractiveness to sucking insects. Also, we use...Read Mored to use regular tap water...highly alkaline with ph between 8 and 8.5 at times. We now add vinegar to lower ph to 6.5 to 5.5. The plant has no difficulty with the roots and it thrives.
With the advent of Imidacloprid, (Merit) the insect as all but disappeared. Even the gnats don't bother the flowers.
Great plant now! flowers from May through the Fall.
I at first didn't understand that the growth habit of this plant is upright leaves. When I bought it they were all downward facing, whic...Read Moreh was very pretty. I see by looking at photos though that the leaves all face upward as mine are doing now. Lovely. It's growing outside in a pot near yellow and orange kalanchoes and geraniums. About 3 hours of morning sun, then light shade the rest of the day.
I've had several of this type in well-drained potted soil. I had to dig them all up last night because although they flourished well, ev...Read Moreen when moved from Los Angeles to Henderson, NV in 120F weather, I allowed some sort of infestation to occur....probably a combo of scale type bug/disease, and good old mealy bugs. Treated first with insectical soap, switched to "hard stuff." no improvement. Worried so much about all my other plants....all succullents
Large hybrid. When growing indoors, has a preference for morning light, then bright light throughout the day. Give plenty of water duri...Read Moreng times of growth, but soil must be well drained. They will rot if kept too wet.
One of my favorite succulents. I grow mine in a pot. My "Afterglow" doesn't produce offsets, so I tried to propagate it by taking leaf ...Read More
Incredibly beautiful Echeveria..I think most beautiful of them all. Thrives in the SF bay areas mild climate,cool summers. Mine had done ...Read More
For years this plant has been a difficult and time consuming echeveria hybrid due to its attractiveness to sucking insects. Also, we use...Read More
I at first didn't understand that the growth habit of this plant is upright leaves. When I bought it they were all downward facing, whic...Read More
I've had several of this type in well-drained potted soil. I had to dig them all up last night because although they flourished well, ev...Read More
Large hybrid. When growing indoors, has a preference for morning light, then bright light throughout the day. Give plenty of water duri...Read More