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