Echeveria 'Topsy Turvy'

Interesting and unusual leaf form of thick, curved, powder gray leaves, not just the common rosette.

The tall spikes of s...Read Morehowy coral to yellow flowers tipped with red in the summer are very pretty and long lasting.

Be careful of overwatering, fast grower.

Zone: 8-11
Height: 6-8''

I have overwintered one of these (If you trust labels at home depot) successfully in zone 8a with no protection. This winter tested the ...Read Morecold hardiness of many of my experiments, with numerous nights in the low teens. The lowest temp of the year was 11 F, which was preceded by a freezing rain storm, and followed by several days with highs only in the low 20’s. If my plant is in fact Echeveria 'Topsy Turvy', then I would consider it much hardier than listed here. I have uploaded a picture.

Echeveria runyonii is also commonly known as Mexican hens and chicks and is found natively in Mexico; however, this mutation originated i...Read Moren cultivation in California.

There is a crested form which is Echeveria runyonii cv. "Topsy-turvy" f. cristata which can be reproduced only vegetatively. Only a fragment of the crested shoot is is used for reproduction because leaves and normal shoots (non-crested) do not produce the crested trait.

This is one of the most commonly sold Echeverias in southern California.. i have seen it in just about every single nursery that sells an...Read Morey sort of succulent. This is a odd leaf form of E runyonii, which is a pale blue to white-blue leaf Echeveria with normal shaped leaves. However, this topsy turvy form is much more popular, so the 'regular' form of this plant is not nearly as easy to find. It is one of the true monstrose forms of Echeveria that 'breeds true' and won't revert back to it's natural form. It is a profuse offesetter and can create large mounds of densely crowded plants. Parent plants can get up to 10" across, but rarely do the offsets, if not removed and replanted elsewhere, do that. Showy bright orange flowers on tall arching racemes, usually in Fall here in Southern California.

fast grower, do not overwater

Interesting leaf form on this Echeveria, not just the common rosette. Be careful of overwatering, fast grower.