Scientific name: Echeveria minima
Common name: Echeveria minima
There is a small blue-green rosette. The leaves are pink when they are stressed. It grows in groups. There are yellow bell-shaped flowers in the spring.
Quick Look at Echeveria minima
- Full sun to partial shade
- Typical water needs for a succulent
- Plant grows up to 3″ (7.6 cm) tall
Plant grows up to 4″ (10 cm) wide - Zone 9a (Minimum 20° F | -6.7° C)
- Not cold hardy
- Propagation by stem cuttings and leaves
- Generally non-toxic to humans and animals
- Winter Dormant
General Care for Echeveria minima
Echeveria minima adds color to your gardens. It thrives in the ground as well as in container gardens.
Watering
Echeveria minima has a lot of water needs. The “soak and dry” method will allow the soil to dry out completely between waterings.
Where to Plant
If you live in a zone that gets colder than 20 F, it’s best to plant Echeveria minima in a container that can be brought indoors. It does well in both full and partial sun.
You can plant in an area of your garden that gets 6 hours of sunlight a day. If you’re in the Northern Hemisphere, place a room that gets a lot of sunlight near a southern-facing window.
How to Propagate Echeveria minima
Echeveria minimacan can be grown from offsets or leaves.
Offsets
There will be small offsets around the base of the plant. Pull these up and allow the offsets to dry for a day or two.
Leaves
To grow Echeveria minima from leaves, twist a leaf from the mother plant. You will have a smaller chance of success if you don’t keep the leaf on the stem.
Allow the leaf to dry out for a few days so that the end callouses over, and then place on well-draining soil. Water whenever the soil is dry.