About

A striking succulent, reaching 20-100cm, with thick sculptural foliage. It bears colourful blooms. 'Black Knight' is valued in garden settings.

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

Care notes

CultivationFree-draining gritty soil in sun
PruningRemove spent stems
PropagationOffsets or leaf cuttings
Pest resistanceMealybugs
Disease resistanceRoot rot from overwatering