Echeveria secunda
Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Echeveria glauca
- Phonetic Spelling
- ek-eh-VER-ee-ah se-KUN-duh
- Description
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Blue Echeveria is a popular succulent native to Mexico in the stonecrop family. Its blue-green leaves grow in a tight rosette up to 6 inches across. It will readily make offsets that can be propagated when large enough. It will bloom with a 1-inch yellow flower in summer. They are typically grown as house plants and will not survive a hard frost. In warmer climates, they can be grown in a rock or crevice garden and will form a ground cover over time.
Plant blue echeveria in well-drained succulent soil and provide plenty of light. Do not over-warter or fertilize these plants to prevent root rot.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: No significant problems
VIDEO Created by Laura Barth for "Houseplants, Succulents, and Cacti," a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Echeveria
- Species:
- secunda
- Family:
- Crassulaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Leaf Cutting
- Root Cutting
- Seed
- Stem Cutting
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Mexico
- Distribution:
- Native: Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, and Mexico Southwest; Introduced: Dominican Republic, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, and Vietnam
- Dimensions:
- Height: 0 ft. 4 in. - 6 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 0 ft. 4 in. - 0 ft. 6 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Houseplant
- Perennial
- Succulent
- Habit/Form:
- Mounding
- Growth Rate:
- Slow
- Maintenance:
- Low
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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
- Shallow Rocky
- 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:
- Dry capsule with tiny seeds
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Orange
- Pink
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Cyme
- Raceme
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Funnel
- Trumpet
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- The lantern-shaped flower is born on a 1-foot arching stem with yellow petals and red calyces. Blooms multiple times in the plant's lifetime.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Blue
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Red/Burgundy
- Leaf Feel:
- Fleshy
- Smooth
- Waxy
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Long-lasting
- Showy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Rosulate
- Leaf Shape:
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- Oval-shaped evergreen blue-green leaves with pointed tips that grow in a rosette up to 6 inches across. In cooler weather, leaf tips may have a reddish tinge.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Blue
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Short, fleshy stems
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Houseplants
- Patio
- Landscape Theme:
- Drought Tolerant Garden
- Rock Garden
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Drought
- Dry Soil
