Echeveria compressicaulis 6.5cm

Echeveria compressicaulis- Ετσεβέρια
Οικογένεια: Crassulaceae

Διάμετρος γλάστρας:6.5εκ.

English

It is one of the most beautiful succulent plants of its kind.

It grows with the classic rosette shape, which can reach considerable sizes up to 20 cm in height and diameter.

It has irregularly compressed stems (hence its name), on which rosettes are formed, composed of fleshy elongated and pointed brownish-red leaves.

The upper part of the foliage is almost irregularly flattened by the young leaves that arise, generating an overall appearance similar to that of a diamond.

Its bell-shaped summer inflorescences are of a yellow-orange color.

Echeveria compressicaulis is a beautiful succulent, very particular, which cannot be missing in your plant collection!

Care

It requires a lot of light throughout the year, however, avoid direct sunlight especially during the hottest hours of the day.
It is preferable to keep it at mild temperatures and never below 10 °C, for this reason it is recommended to shelter it during the winter period.
Water moderately and only when the soil is completely dry. It is enough to water it once a week in spring and summer, reduce it to once every two months in autumn and to suspend it completely in winter.
The best soil is a well draining one, for example formed by a mix of peat and pumice so that water does not stagnate.
They do not need frequent fertilization, it is sufficient to dilute the fertilizer with watering once a year.