Echeveria’Belle Etoile ' is a hybrid that results from a cross betweenEcheveria purpusorumand unknownEcheveria . The hybrid name " Belle Etoile " mean " beautiful asterisk " in French and refers to the shape of the rosette .

Echeveria’Belle Etoile '

Family : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : SempervivoideaeTribe : SedeaeGenus : Echeveria

Echeveria ‘Belle Etoile’

Private collection, Sardinia, Italy. Photo by Raimonda Scanu. Used with permission. All rights reserved.

Echeveria’Belle Etoile ' is a hybrid named by Jean - Michel Moullec ofThe Exotic and Botanical Garden of Roscoffin Brittany , France .

Echeveria’Belle Etoile ' is an attractive succulent that forms a unremarkably lone , wiz - similar stem canker of green , pointed leaves adorned with darker or reddish - brown spots . now and then , it may produce very few outgrowth at the base . The rosette can grow up to 3.4 inch ( 8.5 atomic number 96 ) in diameter , developing a unforesightful stem as it ages , which can hit up to 2.4 inches ( 6 cm ) improbable and 0.8 inches ( 2 cm ) in diameter . The leave-taking are pinkish at the radix and reddish on the upper surface . They are bulging on the underside and more or less convex on top , measuring up to 1.6 in ( 4 centimeter ) long , 0.5 inches ( 1.2 cm ) astray , and 0.3 inch ( 0.7 atomic number 96 ) thick .

From late spring to early summertime , Echeveria’Belle Etoile ' produces bell - shape blossom on long lissome stalks with some green and reddish bracts , in the main at the tip . The heyday have inadequate green sepal and pink flower petal that are yellow at the upper part .

Echeveria ‘Belle Etoile’

Private collection, Leiria, Portugal. Photo by Filipa Gameiro. Used with permission. All rights reserved.

luminousness : Echeveria’Belle Etoile ' requires full sun to partial shade for optimal growth . Therefore , place it near the brilliant windowpane in your home . If you move the works outside in bound , gradually obviate exposure to acute good afternoon sun .

land : have soil that drain quickly is most authoritative for growing a healthy succulent . While many grower prefer tocreate their own grunge mix , commercial soil mixes for succulents will work alright .

Temperature : High temperatures are not a trouble as long as there is spate of brisk air , butEcheveria’Belle Etoile ' is a tender succulent and must be wreak indoors if there is a risk of exposure of freeze temperatures . It turn estimable inUSDA Plant Hardiness Zones10a to 11b , with average minimum wintertime temperatures range from 30 to 50 ° F ( -1.1 to 10 ° C ) .

Echeveria ‘Belle Etoile’

Plant nursery, Cortona, Tuscany, Italy. Derivative of a photo by Giromagi. Used with permission. All rights reserved.

Watering : This plant life prefers the " soak and dry " method acting during the grow season . Water profoundly and then have the grunge altogether dry out before watering again . Water sparingly during the winter , only enough to keep the plant from shrink . Above all , if you have a saucer under the deal , do not forget to empty the supernumerary water .

Fertilizing : Although it can grow well without fertilizer , Echeveria’Belle Etoile ' may benefit from extra nutrients . prey only during the growing season and employ a pee - soluble fertilizer dilute to half the recommended strength .

Repotting : If growing it in a container , repot as needed in spring or other summer , but ensure the soil is dry before you start . Also , always use a container with drain holes .

Echeveria ‘Belle Etoile’

Private collection, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Braga, Portugal. Photo by Rebelo G Maria. Used with permission. All rights reserved.

extension : Echeveria’Belle Etoile ' can be propagated by leaves or offset printing during the originate season .

get word more atHow to produce and Care for Echeveria .

Echeveria’Belle Etoile ' has no report toxic effects and is safe for grow around child andpets .

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