Echeveria 'Metallica'

**E. 'Metallica 2'
I have grown both E.gibbiflora 'Metallica' (labeled as E. 'Metallica 2') and E 'Perle von Nurnberg' for several...Read More years together. They are so similar it is easy to mistaken them (see thread discussing this) so I am going to describe both here as I have experienced them.

Here are my observations:
1) The over-all growth is VERY different.
E. 'Perle von Nurnberg' produces a long clean trunk with one rosette. Producing few or no offsets or pups.
**E. 'Metallica 2' produces offsets or "pups" quite prolifically. (see Palm Bob's comment) Shed leaves root quickly.

2) Slight differences in the leaves:
E. 'Perle von Nurnberg' has leaves rounded very similarly on the outside edge but on the INSIDE EDGE, LESS ROUNDED (gradual) tapering to the trunk attachment (more like a teardrop stretched out just a little). Over all the leaves have a narrower width to length ratio.
The leaves seem to hold more of a crisp pink line on the leaf edge. Seems to be less pink infusion into the leaf.
**E. 'Metallica 2' leaves are definitely MORE ROUNDED on the INSIDE EDGE of the curve (abrubtly) tapering to the trunk (more like a 'fat' teardrop). So that the leaf is wider looking.
I frequently see more pink infusion especially in newer leaves...but only slight or absent on mature leaves.

Again, I emphasize- plants grown under identical conditions, side-by-side for several years. This is my personal experience and not taken from any other sources!

**I am thinking that the nursery I got this from had both E. 'Metallica' and E. 'Perle von Nurnberg' as well and decided to call both of them 'Metallica 1 & 2'. Unfortunately that particular nursery (I will not mention any names) has mislabeled plants before. I received my E. 'Perle von Nurnberg' from a very reliable different source.

Attractive clumping long, soft-leaf metallic (purply-grey) colored Mexican species often sold as Echeveria metallica. Leaves are very so...Read Moreft and rubbery and easily damaged. Flowering plants are 'pseudomonocarpic' often dying back allowing the offsets to take over.