How to Grow and Care for jeweled crown

The pachyveria Glauca (×Pachyveria 'Glauca') has slightly flattened cylindrical leaves that are grayish-green in color with a powdery white layer on the surface. The leaf blades turn red at the tips with prolonged sunlight exposure and can exhibit a pretty pink color variation under temperature changes.

The pachyveria ‘Powder Puff is a hybrid of the Moonstone and the Echeveria white cloud, combining the positive traits of both plants into one. It features long spatulate leaves covered in a thick white powder, with obtuse leaf tips and slightly depressed leaf surfaces. The margins of the leaves appear pink in bright light and under suitable temperatures, giving the plant its ornamental appeal.

The pachyveria pachyphytoides is one of the most common succulents. In the spring and fall, its leaves take on an orange color, and the leaf margins turn pink. It grows very fast, requires little maintenance, and is extremely adaptable to various environments, able to tolerate being exposed in the open-air year-round. These traits make it perfect for those who don't have much time to tend to their plants.

Pachyveria elaine (×Pachyveria 'Elaine') is an artificially bred succulent that is valued as an ornamental species in containers and rock gardens. Pachyveria elaine is considered easy to grow and grows well in a mixture of compost and sand. This species can grow in partial shade or full sunlight, and grows well in neutral to acidic soil.

Jeweled Crown is a popular houseplant and an ornamental plant in shade gardens. It is easily identifiable by the white dusting on its fleshy leaves that also sets it apart from other plants in the genus, and why it is occasionally called the ‘powdered jewel plant.’