Raised caruncles
Irregular raised growth adds sculptural texture that intensifies with maturity.
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Echeveria 'Paul Bunyan' 13m
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€14,00
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Echeveria 'Paul Bunyan'
No, it is not small. This is only how it starts... 🐣
- Crassulaceae
- Broad fleshy leaves
- Grey-green to rosy palette
- Raised caruncles
- Historic Dick Wright hybrid
Echeveria 'Paul Bunyan' builds a substantial rosette from broad fleshy leaves with a grey-green ground, rosy to red edges and raised caruncles that make the surface appear sculpted. Its scale is generous and the texture so unusual that every leaf reads like an individual piece of relief work.
This cultivar relies less on perfectly smooth symmetry than on strength, folds and colour transitions that mature with it. Created by legendary hybridiser Dick Wright, it carries genuine collector history and enough visual weight to stand alone as a central succulent specimen.
What makes it stand out
Three defining details that turn its botanical identity into real presence for a collection and interior.
A substantial fleshy rosette
Broad leaves create a heavier, more commanding silhouette than a typical small Echeveria.
Historic collector lineage
Dick Wright’s 1961 creation links the form to classic Californian hybridising.
Why you’ll love it: it combines documented history, a substantial rosette and textured leaves that become increasingly dramatic with maturity.
In your spacePlacement & plant pairingsWhere it looks best and which plants complement it
Where it looks its best
Give it room to stand alone in weighty matte ceramic so the broad leaves can be seen from every side. A dark background enriches grey-green tones, while pale grit clarifies rosy edges and caruncles.
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 gibbiflora ‘Carunculata’ — a related strongly textured form with historic parental connection.
- Kalanchoe luciae — broad flat leaves and a warm red counterpoint.
- Pachyphytum ‘Draco’ — thick glaucous leaves at a lower, quieter scale.
Care at a glance
Light
Very bright conditions with gentle sun after gradual acclimation.
Watering
Water at root level after the mix has dried completely.
Mild seasonal rhythm
Good airflow, mild growth periods and protection from frost or heatwaves.
Pets & children
Not intended for consumption; prevent chewing and unnecessary handling of leaves.
For this plant
Substrate & nutrition
Detailed careComplete care guideLight, drying cycle, climate, substrate and feeding in detail
Light and position
Provide abundant natural brightness with some morning or late sun. Acclimate the large rosette gradually so its broad surfaces are not marked.
Correct watering
Wait until the whole mix is dry and the pot feels light. Water at root level, allow complete drainage and do not trap moisture inside the folds.
Airflow and humidity
Air movement is important between broad leaves and around the base. Avoid misting and remove only lower leaves that are fully dry and release easily.
Temperature and seasonal rhythm
Growth is strongest during mild periods. It slows during prolonged summer heat or winter chill, so moisture follows new growth.
Substrate
Use a porous cactus-and-succulent mix in a weighty pot with free drainage. Allow enough width for the rosette without creating a large volume of wet mix.
Feeding, repotting and handling
After fresh Sybasoil, allow its initial nutrition to be used. Later apply diluted Cactus & Succulent Focus only while new leaves are forming.
Botanical identityIdentity & natural originAccepted name, taxonomic history and natural or cultivated provenance
A Dick Wright hybrid
Echeveria ‘Paul Bunyan’ was created in California by Dick Wright and dates to 1961. It is a cultivar with no wild range.
Documented parentage
The reported cross is Echeveria gibbiflora ‘Carunculata’ × Echeveria ‘Edna Spencer’, combining a large rosette with textured leaf surfaces.
Relationship with the name “Nina”
In parts of the European trade it also circulates as Echeveria ‘Nina’. RHS records ‘Paul Bunyan’ as an accepted cultivar name, while the trade synonymy needs caution.
From natural habitat to care: Mexican Echeveria in its parental line are rosette succulents of bright, rapidly draining sites. The large hybrid rosette retains the same need for abundant brightness, airflow between leaves and complete root-zone drying.
Greenleaf for Plant NerdsScientific facts nobody asked forBotanical detail for anyone who wants to know what lies behind the plant’s appearance
Caruncles are extra tissue growth
The raised areas are not disease but a stable morphological trait inherited through the parental line.
Texture can intensify with age
Young leaves may be smoother, while mature rosettes can express stronger relief.
Waxy bloom is protective
The glaucous bloom limits moisture loss and reflects part of strong incoming radiation.
The cultivar is maintained vegetatively
Propagation from offsets or leaves retains its defining traits more reliably than seed.
Frequently asked questions
Useful answers about light, watering, seasonal rhythm and the plant’s correct identity.
01What are the bumps on the leaves?
They are caruncles, a stable cultivar trait rather than a sign of disease.
02When does it need watering?
When the mix is dry to the bottom and the pot feels noticeably light.
03Why is the rosette opening up?
Insufficient brightness or excessive feeding can produce looser new growth.
04Is it the same as Echeveria “Nina”?
“Nina” is used commercially for similar or identical material, but ‘Paul Bunyan’ has the clearer historic record.
05Does it really become large?
The cultivar can form a much larger rosette than many common Echeveria, depending on age and conditions.
06Can it be propagated from a leaf?
Yes, mature healthy leaves can root, but development takes time and the new rosette’s relief evolves with age.
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