Echeveria shavianaE.Walther
Mexican Hens , Mexican Hens Echeveria , Mexican Hens and Chicks
Family : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : SempervivoideaeTribe : SedeaeGenus : Echeveria
Photo by Cok Grootscholten
The specific epithet " shaviana(shaf - ee - AH - nuh ) " refer to theMissouri Botanical Garden , also informally known as Shaw ’s Garden , name after the founding father and philanthropistHenry Shaw(1800 - 1889 ) .
Echeveria shavianais native to northernMexico . It occurs in the mountainous area of Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas .
Echeveria shavianais an attractive succulent that take shape rosettes of greyish - super acid to blue - grayish leaves with whitish , wavy , crinkled margins . The inadequate - stem rosettes can rise up to 6 column inch ( 15 atomic number 96 ) in diam and produce start , form a clip-clop mound with eld . The leaves take on a pink chromaticity when exposed to full sun .
The bell - shaped prime come out on branched stalks that can grow up to 1 groundwork ( 30 cm ) long in summer . They are pink on the outside and yellow to yellow - orange on the interior and can reach up to 0.5 inch ( 1.3 cm ) in lenght and 0.3 inches ( 0.7 cm ) in diameter .
territory : Echeverias involve a potting soil mix that drains speedily . Many growers willcreate their own mix . However , commercial cactus and succulent pot grunge will work fine .
visible radiation : These succulents prefer full Dominicus to fond shade . However , avoid drastic sun changes and full afternoon sun , especially in summer . When your succulent are inside during the winter , put them near the brightest windowpane in your home .
Hardiness : Echeveria shavianacan withstand temperature as low as 25 to 50 ° F ( -3.9 to 10 ° C),USDA hardiness zones9b to 11b .
lachrymation : When and how to water system is all important forEcheveriacare . They do not like to be maintain too wet , but they also do not care to be observe too dry . Therefore , the " soak and dry " method is the preferable schedule for wateringEcheverias .
Fertilizing : Echeverias grow well without plant food but may gain from the extra nutrients .
Repotting : Repot when needed in the spring or early summertime .
Propagation : Echeverias are one of the well-situated succulent to propagate . They are unremarkably propagated from offsets or folio but can also be farm from theme cuttings and seeds .
Learn more atHow to get and Care for Echeveria .
Echeverias are safe around pet and human , although it is not advisable to eat them .
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