Echeveria Bonanza at Oasis

Echeveria 'Love's Fire' (c) Debra Lee Baldwin

The selection of large (dinner-plate-sized) echeverias at Oasis Water Efficient Gardens right now is astonishing. Great timing, too. Autumn is nearly upon us, and an important end-summer task is refreshing our echeveria gardens. My own occupies several large pots. Annually in late August, I remove dry lower leaves, deadhead, and enhance the assortment—hence my trip…

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Plant an Echeveria Garden in Pots

Potted echeveria garden (c) Debra Lee Baldwin

Echeverias do great in containers, so why not plant an echeveria garden all in pots? Because echeverias have great color, symmetry and resemble fleshy flowers, my own potted collection suggests an exotic flower garden.

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How to Behead and Replant Echeverias

Fancy ruffled echeveria

Fancy ruffled echeverias—those large, flowerlike succulents—eventually need to be beheaded and the rosettes replanted. This is a bother, but it comes with a benefit: New clones will form on old, headless stalks. But not always. Here’s how to ensure success.

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Echeverias: Succulent Roses That Last

Floral style succulent gift basket of echeverias (c) Debra Lee Baldwin

Is any plant lovelier than a ruffled echeveria? These rosette succulents are soaring in popularity, and new cultivars are being introduced all the time. Don’t miss my YouTube series featuring renowned echeveria hybridizer and grower Dick Wright.

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