Echeveria "Shamrock" is a beautiful succulent with striking patterns and colours. rosettes grow up to 2 inches (5 cm) tall and about the same in diameter. It has a clumping habit as it grows, and the leaves become more attractively compact in full sun. Short flower stems appear in summer with small orange flowers.Echeveria are also popular pot plants and appear in most succulent collections.
It can be grown in pots or in the garden, in full sun or partial shade. It can also be indoors but will require bright sunny position.
How to Grow and Care
cuttings. To propagate a leaf cutting, place the individual leaf in a succulent or cacti mix and cover the dish until the new plant sprouts.
To propagate from cuttings, cut a leaf from the mother plant carefully with a clean knife or scissors. Before replanting, wait for a few days to allow it to callous. Use well-draining soil for your new succulent plant. Don’t forget to water when the soil dries out.
Echeveria is succulent type is a slow grower so even if it can be propagated by its seeds, this method is not recommended. To propagate from the seeds, plant the seeds in a well-draining soil mixture. This method can be used outdoors. In cooler areas, indoor propagating is recommended.
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It can be grown in pots or in the garden, in full sun or partial shade. It can also be indoors but will require bright sunny position.
- Scientific Name: Echeveria "Shamrock"
- Family: Crassulaceae
- Subfamily: Sedoideae
- Tribe: Sedeae
- Subtribe: Sedinae
- Genus: Echeveria
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Hardiness:
USDA hardiness zones 9a to 11b: from 20 °F (−6.7 °C) to 50 °F (+10 °C).
How to Grow and Care
cuttings. To propagate a leaf cutting, place the individual leaf in a succulent or cacti mix and cover the dish until the new plant sprouts.
To propagate from cuttings, cut a leaf from the mother plant carefully with a clean knife or scissors. Before replanting, wait for a few days to allow it to callous. Use well-draining soil for your new succulent plant. Don’t forget to water when the soil dries out.
Echeveria is succulent type is a slow grower so even if it can be propagated by its seeds, this method is not recommended. To propagate from the seeds, plant the seeds in a well-draining soil mixture. This method can be used outdoors. In cooler areas, indoor propagating is recommended.
- Learn more at TIPS: HOW TO GROW AND CARE ECHEVERIA
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Back to the Genus ECHEVERIA
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