Echeveria elegans ‘Giant’
Echeveria elegans 'Giant' is a larger form than the regular species with silver blue rosettes hardy to zone 8.
Mexican snowball is aptly named as the succulent rosettes are an icy blue colour and this species is the hardiest of the Echeveria, a genus of succulents with their centre of diversity in Mexico. E. elegans ‘Giant’ is a larger form than the regular species. Planted out of the rain it can survive a West Coast winter. Elsewhere grow as a houseplant in winter in a cool, bright window and keep dry until spring.
Common Name: Mexican Snowball - [Succulent Pre-Order]
Family: Crassulaceae (The Stonecrop Family)
Zone Hardiness: 8-11
Light: Full Sun
Height: under 4"
Width: under 4"
Primary Bloom Colour: Red
Secondary Bloom Colour: Orange
Class: Evergreen
Type: Tender
Bloom Time: Summer
Soil Moisture: Dry, Drought Tolerant, Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Regions with severe winter droughts and high summer rainfall.
Award: AGM
Geographical Origin:
