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Echeveria elegans 'Raspberry Ice'


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Echeveria elegans 'Raspberry Ice' develops lovely pink tones around icy blue interiors especially on older leaves.


Description:
Mexican snowball is aptly named as the succulent rosettes are an icy blue colour and this species is the hardiest of the Echeveria, a genus of succulents with their centre of diversity in Mexico. Planted out of the rain it can survive a West Coast winter. Elsewhere grow as a houseplant in winter in a cool, bright window and keep dry until spring. 'Raspberry Ice' is a special form that develops lovely pink tones especially on older leaves and when plants are in full sun.


Common Name: Mexican Snowball

Family: Crassulaceae (The Stonecrop Family)

Zone Hardiness: 8-11

Light: Full Sun

Height: under 4"

Width: under 4"

Primary Bloom Colour: Red

Secondary Bloom Colour: Orange

Class: Evergreen

Type: Tender

Bloom Time: Summer

Soil Moisture: Dry, Drought Tolerant, Average

Stem Colour:

Fragrance: No

Berries: No

Benefits: Hummingbirds

Deer Resistant: Unknown

BC Native: No

Native Habitat: Regions with severe winter droughts and high summer rainfall.

Award: AGM

Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - North America

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