Strawberry colour with depth
Pink pigments spread across a lilac-green base and shift naturally with the season.
Echeveria 'Morango' 10.5cm
Normal price
€5,50
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Echeveria 'Morango'
The fruitiest succulent in your collection 🍇
- Crassulaceae
- Pink-lilac colour
- Thick leaves
- Symmetrical rosette
- Trade cultivar
Echeveria 'Morango' forms a juicy dense rosette whose colour moves from cool lilac to ripe strawberry pink. Thick leaves carry a soft powdery surface and settle into layers that give the plant a rich, almost edible visual character.
Its vivid yet elegant colour acts as a ready-made focal point and gains additional depth as the rosette matures. This distinctive trade selection appeals to collectors of pastel Echeveria and anyone wanting immediate colour without sacrificing clean geometry.
What makes it stand out
Three defining details that turn its botanical identity into real presence for a collection and interior.
Thick leaves with a soft finish
Fleshy surfaces give the rosette volume while farina maintains the pastel appearance.
A colour selection for collections
The cultivar stands apart from common glaucous forms and acts as an immediate focal point.
Why you’ll love it: it brings ripe strawberry colour and rich fleshy geometry to a rosette that looks luxurious from every angle.
In your spacePlacement & plant pairingsWhere it looks best and which plants complement it
Where it looks its best
Pair it with white, off-white, lilac or charcoal ceramic and keep the surrounding space uncluttered. The top view best reveals the colour gradient, while side light emphasises leaf thickness. Do not let neighbouring plants rub the bloom.
Plants that complement it
Pair it with plants that genuinely share its light, substrate and seasonal rhythm. Separate pots keep care precise for each one.
- Echeveria ‘Lola’ — porcelain lilac for a subtle pastel transition.
- Echeveria ‘Black Prince’ — an almost black rosette that makes the pink glow.
- Graptopetalum paraguayense — glaucous looser growth for textural contrast.
Care at a glance
Light
Intense diffused light and gentle direct sun for dense form and clear pink colour.
Watering
At the base only after the mix has dried almost completely.
Climate
Mild growing seasons, airflow and protection from frost and prolonged overheating.
Pets & children
No reliable cultivar-specific safety record is available; prevent chewing.
For this plant
Substrate & nutrition
Detailed careComplete care guideLight, drying cycle, climate, substrate and feeding in detail
Light and position
Place it in very bright light and introduce morning or late-afternoon sun gradually. Correct light keeps leaves close and strengthens pink tones, while sudden harsh sun causes scorch.
Correct watering
Water at the base once the mix is almost completely dry. Let water pass through and leave immediately without remaining in the crown or beneath lower leaves.
Airflow and humidity
Maintain airflow around the fleshy rosette and remove dry leaves from the base. Avoid misting, which damages farina and holds moisture at contact points.
Temperature and seasonal rhythm
Growth is strongest in mild temperatures and often slows in extreme heat. Reduce watering frequency then even if the surface dries quickly.
Substrate
Use a porous succulent mix with a substantial mineral portion in a pot suited to the root ball. An oversized mass of mix dries too slowly.
Feeding, repotting and handling
During active growth, occasional low-nitrogen feeding on moist mix is enough. Excess opens the rosette and shifts colour toward softer green.
Botanical identityIdentity & natural originAccepted name, taxonomic history and natural or cultivated provenance
A named trade selection
Echeveria ‘Morango’ circulates as a genus-level cultivar. Formal cultivar documentation does not define a specific species or parents.
No documented breeder
Breeder, place of selection and year of introduction have not been published in a recognised cultivar record. The name remains at genus level without invented genealogy.
No wild range as a cultivar
‘Morango’ is maintained in cultivation and does not correspond to a wild population. Only the genus Echeveria has a natural range from Texas and Mexico into South America.
From natural habitat to care: Without verified parentage or a wild habitat for the cultivar, care follows what the plant itself reveals: fleshy storage leaves, a powdery epidermis, compact rosette and active growth in mild conditions.
Greenleaf for Plant NerdsScientific facts nobody asked forBotanical detail for anyone who wants to know what lies behind the plant’s appearance
Pink is created by anthocyanins
Pigments shift with light, temperature and maturity, so the palette never remains completely fixed.
Farina acts as a micro-shield
Surface wax reduces wetting and reflects radiation but is damaged by touch.
Thick leaves store water
Water-rich flesh permits long intervals without uptake, but the roots still require air.
The cultivar is maintained clonally
Offsets and cuttings reproduce the selected colour faithfully, unlike genetically variable seed.
Frequently asked questions
Useful answers about light, watering, seasonal rhythm and the plant’s correct identity.
01Are its parents known?
They are not recorded in a recognised cultivar publication, so specific species should not be assigned as parents.
02What does “Morango” mean?
The word means “strawberry” in Portuguese and suits the palette, but the name does not prove a country of origin or parentage.
03Why does the colour change?
Light, temperature, season and leaf age alter pigment concentration and the visual effect of farina.
04When should it be watered?
When the mix is almost completely dry and the pot feels distinctly lighter. Water at the base and let it drain.
05How does the rosette stay dense?
With very strong safe light, restrained watering and gentle feeding only during active growth.
06Why are there fingerprints?
Natural farina has been rubbed away. It will not fully return on the same leaf, but new growth will be intact.
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Individual protection
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Sturdy packaging
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