Echeveria ‘Black Prince’

Echeveria ‘Black Prince’ has rich burgundy rosettes of succulent foliage. Red flowers.

‘Black Prince’ forms a medium sized rosette of rich burgundy leaves. Red flowers are usually borne on succulent stems in summer of the plant’s second year. Echeveria are “temperennial” succulents mainly from Mexico but also occuring in adjacent countries. There are over 150 different species and countless fantastic cultivars. Keep above freezing in winter. As a houseplant keep cool, bright and dry.

Common Name:  Mexican Hen & Chicks

Family:  Crassulaceae (The Stonecrop Family)

Zone Hardiness:  9-11

Light:  Full Sun

Height:  4-8"

Width:  4-8"

Primary Bloom Colour:  Red

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Class:  Evergreen

Type:  Tender

Bloom Time:  Summer

Soil Moisture:  Dry, Drought Tolerant, Average

Stem Colour:  Burgundy

Fragrance:  No

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Benefits:  

Deer Resistant:  Unknown

BC Native:  No

Native Habitat:  Regions with severe winter droughts and high summer rainfall.

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