Echeveria Rose

🌱 Description

• Type: Rosette-forming succulent

• Color: Soft blue-green to powdery mint, with a heavy farina (chalky coating)

• Leaves: Thick, spoon-shaped, smooth, slightly pointed tips

• Form: Compact rosette; older plants may develop a short stem

• Size:

  • Rosette: 10–15 cm wide

  • Clumps slowly with age

☀️ Care Guide (Ideal for Indian Climate)

Light

• Bright light to morning sun

• 3–5 hours of gentle sunlight

• Too much harsh sun → yellow/brown patches

• Low light → rosette opens and stretches

Water

• Water only when soil is fully dry

• Summer: every 6–8 days

• Winter/monsoon: every 12–20 days
  ⚠️ Never let water sit in the rosette

Soil

Fast-draining mix:

• 40% coarse sand / perlite

• 30% garden soil

• 20% cocopeat

• 10% compost

Pot

• Shallow pot with large drainage hole

• Terracotta preferred

• Avoid oversized pots

🌸 Flowering

• Produces pink to coral bell-shaped flowers

• Blooms on tall stalks in winter to early spring

🌱 Propagation

• Leaf propagation (slow but reliable)

• Offsets if available

• Stem cutting if plant elongates

⚠️ Common Issues

• Leaf drop: Overwatering

• Stretching: Low light

• White marks: Touching removes farina (normal, cosmetic)