How to Grow and Care for Blue echeveria

Blue echeveria

Blue echeveria is a low-maintenance plant well-suited for beginners. Key to its care is ensuring well-draining soil and infrequent watering, allowing the soil to completely dry out between waterings. Blue echeveria thrives in bright, indirect sunlight and requires minimal feeding, with a diluted fertilizer applied during its growing season. Avoid water retention in the rosette to prevent rot.

Watering schedule: Every 3 weeks

Sunlight Requirements: Full sun

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Planting and Growing Blue echeveria

Toughness	Medium
Care Level	High
Care Difficulty	Easy
Lifespan	Perennial
Watering Schedule	Every 3 weeks
Sunlight Requirements	Full sun
Soil Type	Succulent & Cactus Soil
Soil pH	6-7
Planting Time	All year round
Hardiness Zones	9-12

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Blue echeveria is characterized by its compact growth habit, forming rosettes under 6 inches (15 cm) in diameter. The succulent has fleshy, blue-gray leaves that may exhibit a pinkish hue at the margins, especially during colder months. In late spring, blue echeveria produces striking bicolored flowers with yellow petals and a red base on arched stems reaching up to 12 inches (30 cm) tall. This plant often creates offset clusters, potentially covering larger areas as ground cover if conditions are suitable.