Echeveria Species, Blue Echeveria

Echeveriasecunda

Family
Crassulaceae (krass-yoo-LAY-see-ee)
Genus
Echeveria (ech-eh-VER-ee-a)
Species
secunda (se-KUN-duh)
Synonym
Cotyledon secunda
Echeveria byrnesii
Echeveria glauca
Echeveria gracillima
Echeveria secunda var. glauca
Sun Exposure
Sun to Partial Shade
Light Shade
Foliage
Grown for foliage
Evergreen
Height
under 6 in. (15 cm)
Hardiness
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
Bloom Color
Orange
Bloom Time
Late Winter/Early Spring
Other Details
Category
Cactus and Succulents
Water Requirements
Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping
Foliage Color
Blue-Green
Where to Grow
Can be grown as an annual
Bloom Characteristics
Bloom Size
Other details
Soil pH requirements
Patent Information
Propagation Methods
Seed Collecting
Regional

This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:

, Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah

Brentwood, California

Los Angeles, California

Pleasant Hill, California

San Leandro, California

Temecula, California

Venice, California

Vista, California

Melbourne, Florida

Mcallen, Texas

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Gardener's Notes:

2
positives
1
neutral
1
negative
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Ocean Park, Surrey, BC (Zone 6b) | May 2007 | negative

wnstar, I love your echeverias growing in the cracks of the rocks. It looks like you have either a bit of moss or that Japanese golden-g...Read More

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Acton, CA (Zone 8b) | September 2004 | positive

Nearly sky blue Echeveria. Outdoors they develop a lot more red and pink colors, and grow into nice clumps/matts of attractive rosettes ...Read More

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Oklahoma City, OK (Zone 7a) | May 2004 | neutral

They are native from Mexico to northwestern South America. The genus Echeveria is named after the 18th century Spanish botanist Atanasio ...Read More

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Puyallup, WA (Zone 5a) | October 2003 | positive

A great addition to a collection of succulents. The mother plants surrounds herself with little offsets. Needs excellent drainage to su...Read More

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