Echeveria peacockii Urban Orange seeds

Echeveria peacockii 'Urban Orange' is a small fleshy succulent plant that is frost-tender. It forms glaucous, blue-grey leaf rosettes, possibly tinged with red at the tips in full sun. In summer, it adorns itself with an orange flowering, attracting a multitude of insects. It is used to create sculptural and easy-to-maintain pots indoors or on the terrace and balcony. it is drought-resistant and requires little watering and maintenance.

Echeverias are perennial succulents belonging to the Crassulaceae family. These plants are famous for their very decorative leaf rosettes reminiscent of artichokes. Originating from dry and rocky areas in central Mexico, the Echeveria genus is particularly sensitive to excess water. These plants require well-drained, gravelly soil and a very bright exposure. Highly drought-resistant, Echeveria still appreciates some watering in summer. Echeveria peacockii species cannot tolerate frost and begin to suffer as soon as the temperature drops below 6°C. It is best cultivated in a pot that can be stored indoors, protected from frost, from early autumn. Echeveria peacockii 'Urban Orange' forms a rosette of fleshy, widely flattened, spatulate leaves, covered with a bloom that gives it a bluish-grey glaucous hue. The rosette measures about 8 cm in all directions. Growing rather slowly, it can spread over 40-50 cm on the ground, through the production of stolons. New rosettes form at the end of these stolons. Flowering occurs in June-July, depending on the growing conditions. It takes the form of small bright yellow bell-shaped flowers, carried on 15 cm arched stems that arise at the axils of the leaves.

Plant Echeveria peacockii 'Urban Orange' in an attractive, shallow pot. It delights collectors of cacti and other succulent plants. You can also create a desert-like mini-garden in the house, on the terrace or balcony, mixing Echeverias with Aloes, small agaves, dwarf opuntias, or houseleeks, for example.