Echeveria elegans 'Giant'
Echeveria elegans 'Giant' is a larger form than the regular species with silver blue rosettes hardy to zone 8.
Description:
Mexican snowball is aptly named as the succulent rosettes are an icy blue colour and this species is the hardiest of the Echeveria, a genus of succulents with their centre of diversity in Mexico. E. elegans 'Giant' is a larger form than the regular species. Planted out of the rain it can survive a West Coast winter. Elsewhere grow as a houseplant in winter in a cool, bright window and keep dry until spring.
Common Name: Mexican Snowball - [Succulent Pre-Order]
Family: Crassulaceae (The Stonecrop Family)
Zone Hardiness: 8-11
Light: Full Sun
Height: under 4"
Width: under 4"
Primary Bloom Colour: Red
Secondary Bloom Colour: Orange
Class: Evergreen
Type: Tender
Bloom Time: Summer
Soil Moisture: Dry, Drought Tolerant, Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Regions with severe winter droughts and high summer rainfall.
Award: AGM
Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - North America
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