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Echeveria lilacina

Echeveria lilacina
Ghost Echeveria, Mexican Hens and Chicks

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Species recognizable by its very regular, compact rosette, very light silver-blue. It is a succulent perennial with thick, fleshy, flat, spoon-like leaves covered with a greyish-white bloom that produces this unique colour. In late spring, it bears short, arched stems with clusters of bright pink-orange bells that nicely enhance the pink and lilac shades of its foliage. Not hardy but resistant to dryness, it is the perfect plant to decorate a Mediterranean rock garden and to create graphic pots requiring little care and watering.
Watering frequency
Low (once a fortnight)
Indoor exposure
Direct bright light
Benefits and advantages
Easy to cut
Benefits and advantages
Graphic foliage
Benefits and advantages
Requires little water

Description

Echeveria lilacina, also known as the 'Ghost Echevaria', is a small succulent well known for its rosette of very light blue almost silver leaves, regular, very compact and of good size. This creeping perennial owes its unique colouration to the white to grey pruine that covers its wide fleshy leaves, thick, flat and spoon-shaped. With the sun, the edges of its foliage blush beautifully, perfectly matching its summer flowering in short arched spikes of small pinkish-orange bells. Not very hardy and highly drought resistant, it is a plant that is ideally suited to rockeries in Mediterranean gardens or that can be used to create fantastic and easy to maintain pots.

 

Echeverias are succulent perennials belonging to the family of Crassulaceae, famous for their compact rosettes of very graphic leaves. Native to dry and rocky areas of central Mexico, it is a genus that especially fears excess water, requiring well-drained mineral soil and a highly sunny exposure. Highly drought resistant, Echeveria grows better with a few waterings in summer. The plant tolerates little frost (up to -5°C (23°F)) and is mainly cultivated in pots that are stored indoors away from frost, from the end of autumn. Some privileged corners in the Mediterranean region can still accommodate this plant in dry rockeries and slopes.

Echeveria lilacina is a botanical species distinguished by its perfect rosette of large, widely flattened leaves, covered with a pruine that gives it a very light blue colour. It is a perennial succulent plant with a regular and compact solitary rosette habit at the end of a short stem that reaches a maximum height of 5cm (2in) and remains barely visible under its dense foliage. Slow growing, it only reaches a height of 15cm (6in) and a maximum spread of 25cm (10in). The leaves are fleshy, thick, flat, wide, spoon-shaped, and have small points. The flowering takes place in late spring or early summer, from March to June. It takes the form of clusters of bright pinkish-orange bells, carried at the axils of the leaves, on short erect and then arched spikes of 15cm (6in).

 

Plant Echeveria lilacina in the rockery, on a well-drained slope, or at the edge of a bed if your garden is located by the sea, where frosts do not exceed -5°C (23°F), alongside the Cape Aster Felicia amelloides, Delospermas, and purslanes that appreciate the same conditions. Elsewhere, you can plant it in a nice pot or container, alone or in combination with other Echeverias or other succulent plants such as Sempervivums, for example.

 

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Echeveria: Planting, Growing and Caring
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Echeveria: Planting, Growing and Caring
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Echeveria lilacina (Foliage) Foliage

Foliage

Foliage colour blue, très clair voire argenté, verdâtre recouvert d'une pruine grise aux reflets roses et lilas, marges rosées.
Foliage description Evergreen, succulent.
Foliage persistence Evergreen

Plant habit

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

Flowering

Flower colour pink, orangé vif.
Flowering time May to June
Inflorescence Cluster

Botanical data

Genus

Echeveria

Species

lilacina

Family

Crassulaceae

Other common names

Ghost Echeveria, Mexican Hens and Chicks

Origin

North America

Product reference151421

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Location

This plant requires plenty of light to thrive, but it dislikes direct and intense sunlight, especially during the hottest hours. Place it near an east-facing window to enjoy the morning sun. If positioned near a south or west-facing window, keep it about thirty centimetres away from the glass or diffuse the light with a sheer curtain.

Location

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

Maintenance and care

Use the "soak and dry" method: water thoroughly, then allow the soil to dry out completely before the next watering. Reduce watering in autumn and winter.

Potting advice, substrates and fertilisers

Repot every 2 to 3 years, preferably in spring, into a slightly larger pot to accommodate the plant's growth.
Use a special cactus compost or a mix of compost, horticultural sand and perlite to ensure good drainage.
Use a diluted, balanced liquid fertiliser (e.g., NPK 2-7-7) once a month during the growth season (spring and summer). Stop fertilising in autumn and winter.

Houseplant care

Remove dry leaves regularly from the base of the plant to prevent moisture buildup.
Divide the clumps every 2 or 3 years and be sure to remove the dead leaves as you go to prevent rotting in the centre of the clumps.

Disease and pest advice

To treat mealybugs, use a cotton bud soaked in 70% alcohol to remove them. In case of rot, cut away the affected parts and repot in dry compost.

Maintenance and care

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

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