Echeveria elegans ‘Giant’
Echeveria elegans 'Giant' is a larger form of the 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. Mexican snowball is the hardiest of the Echeveria. Protected from 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
Family: Crassulaceae (The Stonecrop Family)
Zone Hardiness: 8-11
Light: Full Sun
Height: under 4"
Width: under 4"
Primary Bloom Colour: Pink
Secondary Bloom Colour: Orange
Bloom Time: Spring - Summer
Foliage Colour: Silver, Bluish
Class: Evergreen
Type: Tender
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: North America
