Echeveria Devotion

Echeveria 'Devotion' is a perennial succulent plant with a habit of compact rosettes composed of beautiful fleshy and velvety leaves, very nicely coloured, ranging from green with purple edges to intense Bordeaux in full sun. It is a very easy plant to cultivate, requiring only a bright exposure and well-draining soil that remains very dry in winter. Echeverias are graphic indoor plants that are easy to succeed with. In Mediterranean coastal gardens, these plants are perfect in rockeries and dry borders.

Echeverias are succulent perennials of the family Crassulaceae, appreciated for their compact rosettes of very graphic leaves. Originating from semi-desert areas of Texas, Central America, and Mexico, this genus is especially sensitive to excess water, requiring well-drained mineral soil and a very bright exposure. Very drought-resistant, Echeveria thrives with some watering in summer. The plant tolerates little frost (up to -5°C (23°F)) and is mainly grown in pots, which are stored indoors away from frost from the end of autumn. Some privileged areas in the Mediterranean can still accommodate this plant in dry rockeries and slopes.

Echeveria 'Devotion' is a recent horticultural hybrid. It is a succulent perennial plant that forms compact rosettes along short, branched stems that remain inconspicuous and tend to bend under the weight of the foliage. With rapid growth, it reaches only 15cm (6in) in height and up to 20cm (8in) in maximum spread. The leaves are fleshy, thick, rigid, ovate-triangular, broadly rounded, and covered with tiny, very fine hairs. Flowering is very rare and insignificant in this variety.

Plant Echeveria 'Devotion' in rockeries, on well-drained slopes, or at the edge of a bed if your garden is located by the sea, where frost does not exceed -5°C (23°F). You can associate it with creeping Sedums, Felicia amelloides (Cape Aster), Delospermas, and other Lampranthus that appreciate the same conditions. Elsewhere, you can plant it in a nice pot or container, alone or in combination with other varieties of Echeverias and Sempervivums (Houseleeks), for example.