Echeveria colorata

Common Name:
Echeveria

Description:
Echeveria colorata is a striking succulent known for its sculptural rosettes of thick, silvery-blue to powdery green leaves edged with delicate pink to red margins. This slow-growing, compact plant is highly ornamental and well-suited to containers, rockeries, and garden borders. Its fleshy leaves form a tight, symmetrical rosette that can measure up to 30 cm across. Echeveria colorata thrives in well-drained soil and prefers dry conditions with minimal watering, making it ideal for low-maintenance and drought-tolerant gardens in Melbourne. It benefits from protection against frost and excessive moisture during the cooler months. In spring and summer, it produces slender, arching flower stalks with small, bell-shaped coral-pink flowers that are highly attractive to pollinators. The plant's striking appearance and resilience make it a popular choice for both indoor and outdoor plantings where full sun or bright light is available.

Form:
Shrub - Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding

Mature Size:
Height: 15–20 cm
Width: 20–30 cm

Aspect:
Full Sun
Part Shade
Indoors / Well lit

Flowering:
Flowers in Spring
Flowers in Summer

Flower Colour:
Coral-pink
Red-orange

Key Attributes:
Suitable for Pots
Drought Tolerant
Bee Attracting
Herbaceous
Perennial
Low Maintenance
Frost Sensitive (protect in winter)

Toxicity:
Non-toxic to humans
Non-toxic to pets (cats and dogs)

Companion Plants:
Sedum
Sempervivum
Crassula
Aeonium
Agave (compact varieties)
Senecio (e.g. blue chalk sticks)

For more information and photos of this species, Warners Nursery has detailed information available to the public here