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Echeveria

Echeveria

9.1
A small plant with thick leaves that grow in a round shape like a flower, often kept indoors
  • noun
  • /ˌɛkəˈvɪəriə/
  • Specialized
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  • Spikes of deep orange flowers emerge like crab's claws from this echeveria's large (12- to 16-inch) loose rosette in summer.

Examples

  • The gardener added several varieties of Echeveria to the floral display for their vibrant colors and unique shapes.

  • Echeverias tend to stretch with too little light, so give this large (18-inch-wide) echeveria sun or bright shade.

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  • OK, so those were the Echeverias in the box, so I'll move those back.

  • Well, I've had some small success with echeveria.

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  • Keep your planting lively and interesting by clustering more textured, delicate succulents, like the trio of ruffle-edged echeveria hybrids pictured, around bolder, more muscular ones.

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  • You can create a stunning indoor arrangement by placing small Echeveria plants in decorative pots on the windowsill.

  • To ensure healthy growth, water your Echeveria sparingly, as these succulents prefer dry conditions.

Synonyms

houseplant
vsEcheveria
7 1.2

A plant kept indoors to make a room look nice

is defined by rosette fleshy leaves and water storage, not only indoor display
succulent
vsEcheveria
4 4.9

A plant with thick leaves that store water for dry places

is a specific ornamental rosette type often grown indoors, not just any water-storing plant

Surface Forms

Echeveria singular
Echeverias plural

Etymology

Echeveria is named after a Mexican plant artist, Atanasio Echeverría y Godoy, who drew many local plants. So Echeveria became the name for a group of fleshy, rosette-shaped succulent plants, which helps you remember it as the name of these houseplants.