Echeveria ‘Lola’

🌸 Name

Echeveria ‘Lola’

🌱 Description

• Form: Perfect, rose-like rosette

• Color: Soft blue-grey to silvery lavender, often with a faint pink blush on edges

• Leaves: Thick, smooth, triangular leaves with sharp pointed tips and heavy farina (powdery coating)

• Size: Medium rosette, usually 8–12 cm wide

• Growth habit: Mostly solitary, very symmetrical (classic show plant)

This elegant pastel tone and sculpted leaf shape are signature traits of Echeveria ‘Lola’, making it one of the most popular display echeverias.

☀️ Care Guide (Best for Indian Climate)

Light

• Bright light with morning sun

• 4–6 hours ideal

• Too little light → rosette opens and loses symmetry

Water

• Follow soak & dry method

• Summer: once every 5–7 days

• Winter: every 2–3 weeks
  ⚠️ Never water into the center

Soil

Very fast-draining mix:

• 40–50% grit / perlite / sand

• 30% garden soil

• 20–30% cocopeat or compost

Fertilizer

• Once a month during active growth

• Use diluted low-nitrogen succulent feed

Pot

• Small to medium pot with excellent drainage

• Shallow pots help maintain rosette shape

🌸 Flowering

• Blooms in winter–spring

• Slender stalks with pink to peach bell-shaped flowers

🌱 Propagation

• Leaf propagation (easy)

• Beheading mature plants

• Offsets are rare but possible

⚠️ Common Problems

• Leaf rot: Overwatering

• Stretching: Low light

• Loss of powder: Touching or overhead watering