Echeveria purpusorum Seeds - Exotic Succulent - Insured Combined Global Shipping - NEW

Echeveria is a large genus of succulents in the Crassulaceae family, native from Mexico to north-western South America. The genus is named after the 18th century Mexican botanical artist, Atanasio Echeverría. Many of the species produce numerous offsets, and are commonly known as 'Hen and Chicks', which can also refer to other genera such as Sempervivum that are significantly different from Echeveria. They are also often confused with genera such as Aeonium, Graptopetalum and Sedum. Echeveria is regularly crossed with the latter two genera as well as Pachyphytum to create hybrids with the genus names Pachyveria, Sedeveria and Graptoveria. 

         
Echeverias are especially well suited to being grown in pots and rockeries which adds to their ease of cultivation. Echeverias are polycarpic, meaning that they may flower and set seed many times over the course of their lifetimes. It is essential in cultivation to use a very porous soil, which will allow quick drainage. Bright light is required to prevent "stretching" of Echeverias. Stretching occurs when a moderately fast growing plant such as an Echeveria, is grown in dim light or over-fertilized, which causes overly lush growth that contributes to weak, pallid plants. Water thoroughly when soil is dry to the touch and let them dry before watering again.

Echeveria purpusorum also known as Urbinia purpusii is one of the most handsome and distinct of Echeverias. This natural species is very rare in habitat due to over-collecting of the species. Its unusual foliage closely simulates that of some South African Haworthia of the Liliaceae family. Its attractiveness lies in the beautifully speckled leaves. It grows in quite hot and dry areas. Rarely offsetting, it has greatly thickened, drought-resisting leaves with nice dark edges and small red spots. It can tolerate sun to shade but - generally speaking - the more light a plant gets the better it will display its colours and shape.