Echeveria purpusorum ‘Red’

Echeveria purpusorum 'Red' has small, grey-green rosettes with burgundy-red speckling.

Echeveria purpusorum ‘Red’ forms small, often solitary, rosettes that are greyish to olive green with burgundy-red speckling. They are slow-growing but very cute. This species was discovered in Southern Mexico, near San Luis Atolotitlan.

Common Name:  Echeveria

Family:  Crassulaceae (The Stonecrop Family)

Zone Hardiness:  10-12

Light:  Full Sun

Height:  under 4"

Width:  under 4"

Primary Bloom Colour:  Red

Secondary Bloom Colour:  Orange

Bloom Time:  Spring - Summer

Foliage Colour:  Burgundy/Red/Purple, Green

Class:  Evergreen

Type:  Tender

Soil Moisture:  Drought Tolerant, Dry

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Benefits:  Hummingbirds

Deer Resistant:  Unknown

BC Native:  No

Native Habitat:  Native to Mexico, where they grow in rocky outcroppings on mountain slopes, never allowing the plants to become waterlogged.

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Geographical Origin:  North America