Copper Rose Echeveria derenbergii
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Other plants called Copper Rose:
- 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 stone-crop 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 house plant. In warm climates, it can be grown in rock gardens and crevice gardens.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: No significant problems
VIDEO Created by Elisabeth Meyer for "Houseplants, Succulents, and Cacti", a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Echeveria
- Species:
- derenbergii
- Family:
- Crassulaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Leaf Cutting
- Stem Cutting
- 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 Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Occasionally Dry
- 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
- Landscape Theme:
- Drought Tolerant Garden
- Rock Garden
- Design Feature:
- Mass Planting
- Attracts:
- Hummingbirds
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Drought
- Dry Soil
