About
A small, solitary or slightly clustering, globe-shaped cactus to about 5cm tall from Mexico with dark green tuberculate stems bearing fine, pectinate, white, hair-like radial spines and small, funnel-shaped, yellow to orange flowers in a ring near the crown in spring. An attractive dwarf Mammillaria for a warm, dry, frost-free glasshouse.
About the genus
Echeveria can be evergreen succulent perennials or subshrubs with rosettes of colourful, fleshy leaves and racemes or panicles of urn-shaped flowers
Plant details
Suggested usesContainers, rock gardens, dry gardens.
Care notes
CultivationPlant in gritty compost. Full sun.
PruningMinimal pruning. Remove dead leaves.
PropagationPropagate by division, cuttings, or seed.
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free.
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-resistant.