Blue Echeveria Echeveria derenbergii
Other Common Name(s):
Other plants called Blue Echeveria:
- Phonetic Spelling
- ech-eh-ver-EE-a der-en-BERJ-ee-eye
- Description
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Painted lady is a succulent native to Mexico in the stonecrop family. It is low growing in a rosette with blue-gray leaves with red margins and produces offsets readily. It will send up cup-shaped flowers late winter to spring that are yellow with red tips.
This plant does best in a well-drained potting mix in full to partial sun and is often used as a houseplant. In warm climates, it can be grown in rock gardens and crevice gardens.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: No significant problems. Mealybugs and aphids may be seen. Overwatering can cause yellowing, mushy leaves, and root rot. The leaves can sunburn from prolonged periods of direct sunlight.
VIDEO Created by Elisabeth Meyer for "Houseplants, Succulents, and Cacti", a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens.
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- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Captain Hay'
dense rosettes, triangular grayish-blue leaves that are edged with red - 'Dondo'
compact, rosettes of grayish-green leaves, broad at leaf tip with a small soft spine that is sometimes slightly red
- 'Captain Hay'
- 'Captain Hay', 'Dondo'
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Captain Hay'
dense rosettes, triangular grayish-blue leaves that are edged with red - 'Dondo'
compact, rosettes of grayish-green leaves, broad at leaf tip with a small soft spine that is sometimes slightly red
- 'Captain Hay'
- 'Captain Hay', 'Dondo'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Echeveria
- Species:
- derenbergii
- Family:
- Crassulaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Leaf Cutting
- Stem Cutting
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Mexico
- Distribution:
- Southwest Mexico
- Dimensions:
- Height: 0 ft. 3 in. - 0 ft. 4 in.
- Width: 0 ft. 3 in. - 0 ft. 3 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Houseplant
- Perennial
- Succulent
- Habit/Form:
- Mounding
- Growth Rate:
- Slow
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Occasionally Dry
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12 inches-3 feet
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b, 12a, 12b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Type:
- Capsule
- Fruit Description:
- Tiny seeds in a dry capsule
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Red/Burgundy
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Cyme
- Raceme
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Winter
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- Cup-shaped yellow flowers with red tips appear on pinkish-red stems late winter to early summer. Blooms multiple times in the plant's lifetime.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Blue
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Red/Burgundy
- Leaf Feel:
- Fleshy
- Glossy
- Smooth
- Waxy
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Long-lasting
- Showy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Rosulate
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- Triangular-shaped blue-green leaves with red margins and pointed apex in a rosette up to 3 inches across. It will make multiple offsets
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Blue
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Surface:
- Covered with a powdery bloom (glaucous)
- Stem Description:
- Short, succulent stems.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Houseplants
- Patio
- Landscape Theme:
- Drought Tolerant Garden
- Rock Garden
- Design Feature:
- Mass Planting
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Butterflies
- Hummingbirds
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Drought
- Dry Soil
- Rabbits
