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Echeveria agavoides Ebony

Echeveria agavoides Ebony
Painted Lady

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Variety presenting a compact rosette of decorative green-grey leaves, equipped with tips and bright red edges turning chocolate then dark purple! It is a perennial succulent species with a rosette habit, having particularly thick and pointed foliage for the genus. This plant is not very hardy but tolerates hot and dry conditions wonderfully well. Its ease of cultivation, rapid growth, and small size make it particularly suitable for pot cultivation even by a beginner gardener.
Watering frequency
Low (once a fortnight)
Indoor exposure
Direct bright light, Direct sunlight
Benefits and advantages
Graphic foliage
Benefits and advantages
Colourful foliage
Benefits and advantages
Requires little water

Description

Echeveria agavoides 'Ebony' is a small succulent plant with a rosette or several very compact rosettes of fleshy green-grey leaves with dark red tips and margins that become chocolate or even dark purple, almost black. It offers an even more contrasting coloration if it benefits from strong sun exposure. This perennial has rapid growth and compact dimensions that are perfect for ornamenting small dry and sunny rockeries or terrace pots. In spring or summer, it bears erect and arched clusters of small reddish-pink bell-shaped flowers, margined with bright yellow. Not very hardy and resistant to drought, grow it in rockeries in the Mediterranean or in pots in the sun or in bright semi-shade in well-drained, sandy to rocky, dry but not too wet soil.

 

Echeveria agavoides is a succulent perennial that belongs to the family of Crassulaceae, celebrated for its very graphic rosettes of leaves, equipped with small spines in the manner of Agaves. Native to dry and rocky areas in central Mexico, it is a species that especially fears excess water, requiring well-drained soil with a mineral tendency and a sunny exposure. Very resistant to drought, it thrives better with some watering in summer. The plant tolerates little frost (up to -2°C (28.4°F)) and is mainly grown in pots that are stored indoors, protected from frost, from late autumn. Some privileged areas in the Mediterranean region can still accommodate this plant in dry rockeries and slopes.

Echeveria agavoides 'Ebony' is a horticultural variety that stands out for its ornamental colouration, green-grey with reddish tips and margins turning to chocolate and then dark purple. It is a succulent perennial plant with a slightly spreading habit, with a solitary rosette or several dense rosettes forming a small tuft. With rapid growth, it reaches only 15cm (6in) in height and a maximum spread of 30cm (12in). The leaves are fleshy, triangular, thicker and sharper than in other Echeveria. The spiny tips have a more intense, almost black colour. Flowering occurs in spring or summer depending on the cultivation conditions. It takes the form of bright bell-shaped flowers, reddish-pink with a golden yellow edge, grouped along non-fragrant peduncles in clusters.

 

Plant Echeveria agavoides 'Ebony' in a rockery, on a well-drained slope, or at the edge of a flowerbed if your garden is located by the sea, where frost does not exceed -2°C (28.4°F), in the company of Cape Aster Felicia amelloides, Delospermas, and purslanes that appreciate the same environments. Elsewhere, you can plant it in a nice pot or container, alone or in combination with other succulent plants like Sempervivums, for example.

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Echeveria: Planting, Growing and Caring
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Echeveria agavoides Ebony (Plant habit) Plant habit

Foliage

Foliage colour green, -gris à marges rouge vif virant au chocolat puis au pourpre foncé
Foliage description Evergreen, succulent. A grey-green leaf with a red margin, darkening in bright sunlight.
Foliage persistence Evergreen

Plant habit

Growth habit Upholstery, Rosette
Height at maturity 15 cm
Spread at maturity 30 cm
Growth rate fast

Flowering

Flower colour pink, rouge bordé de jaune vif.
Flowering time May to June
Inflorescence Cluster

Botanical data

Genus

Echeveria

Species

agavoides

Cultivar

Ebony

Family

Crassulaceae

Other common names

Painted Lady

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference151411

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Location

Placez votre Echeveria agavoides Ebony près d'une fenêtre idéalement orientée au sud pour favoriser la coloration du feuillage. Évitez les courants d'air froids et les sources de chaleur directe comme les radiateurs. Tournez régulièrement le pot pour assurer une croissance uniforme. Sortez la plante au soleil de mai à septembre.

Location

Indoor exposure Direct bright light, Direct sunlight
For which room? Office, Lounge, Veranda
Growth habit Upholstery, Rosette
Height at maturity 15 cm
Spread at maturity 30 cm
Growth rate fast
Low temperature tolerance Frost protection (cold greenhouse), >10°C (temperate greenhouse)
Humidity level Moderate (40-60%), Dry (<40%)

Maintenance and care

En période de croissance (printemps/été), arrosez uniquement quand le substrat est sec. En hiver, réduisez à un arrosage mensuel ou moins. Ne faites pas de brumisation, car l’humidité peut abîmer ses feuilles.

Potting advice, substrates and fertilisers

Rempotez tous les 2 à 3 ans, de préférence au printemps, période de reprise de la croissance. Choisissez un pot légèrement plus grand que le précédent pour accompagner la croissance de la plante.
Préparez un substrat filtrant en mélangeant du terreau pour cactées avec des matériaux drainants comme du sable grossier, de la perlite ou de la pouzzolane. L'ajout de billes d'argile au fond du pot améliore le drainage.
Utilisez un engrais liquide pour cactées, pauvre en azote (NPK 5-10-5), au printemps et en été, à raison d'une fois par mois, dilué à moitié de la dose recommandée. Cessez les apports en automne et en hiver.

Houseplant care

Split the clumps every 2 or 3 years and be sure to remove dead leaves as you go to prevent rotting in the centre of the clumps.

Disease and pest advice

Cette plante est robuste, mais une mauvaise gestion de l'arrosage ou une humidité excessive peuvent la rendre vulnérable aux infections fongiques et aux attaques de parasites.

Maintenance and care

Watering frequency Low (once a fortnight)
Fogging 1 time a week
Type of soil Cactus potting soil
Pests and diseases Mealybugs, Aphids, Rots
Susceptibility to diseases Medium
Ease of cultivation Beginner

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