Echeveria imbricata

Common Name:
Blue Rose Echeveria
Mexican Hens and Chicks

Description:
Echeveria imbricata is a highly ornamental evergreen succulent prized for its perfectly formed rosettes of powdery blue-green foliage arranged in a beautifully symmetrical pattern. Its fleshy leaves create a sculptural effect year-round, making it a standout choice for pots, succulent bowls, rockeries, dry gardens, and modern landscape designs. In Melbourne, this variety performs best in a bright, sunny to lightly shaded position with excellent drainage and protection from prolonged winter wet. During the warmer months, mature plants may produce tall flower stems carrying small bell-shaped coral, pink to orange flowers that rise above the foliage and add extra seasonal interest. Echeveria imbricata is low maintenance and drought tolerant once established, making it ideal for waterwise gardens and container planting. It also produces offsets over time, gradually forming attractive clustered displays.

Form:
• Shrub - Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding
• Ground Cover

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
• Orange
• Yellow

Key Attributes:
• Suitable for Pots
• Perennial
• Drought tolerant once established
• Evergreen
• Succulent
• Architectural foliage
• Low maintenance
• Suitable for rockeries
• Excellent for succulent bowls
• Produces offsets
• Suitable for coastal gardens
• Ideal for waterwise gardens

Toxicity:
Not generally considered toxic to humans or pets. As with most succulents, ingestion may still cause mild stomach upset if consumed in quantity.

Companion Plants:
• Sedum
• Crassula
• Graptopetalum
• Aeonium
• Senecio serpens
• Kalanchoe
• Aloe
• Sempervivum