Echeveria varieties: compare rosettes, leaves and care

Compare the rosette, leaf shape, color and texture before choosing an Echeveria. Keep the genus, species and named cultivar separate. An unlabeled rosette is not identified by appearance alone.

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Plant names and labels

Taxonomy
Echeveria is a genus of succulent rosette plants with many species and hybrids. Keep the genus, species and named cultivar separate on a retail label. An unlabeled rosette is not identified by this page.
Group
For browsing, compare compact or clustering rosettes, blue-gray or powdery rosettes, and unusual leaf shapes such as the curved leaves of ‘Topsy Turvy’. These are examples, not formal horticultural groups.

Compare visible shape, pattern and size

How the varieties differ

Examples differ in leaf color, margin color, rosette shape and texture: ‘Blue Metal’ is mottled, Echeveria elegans is silvery and spoon-leaved, E. runyonii ‘Topsy Turvy’ has curved rectangular leaves, and ‘Perle von Nurnberg’ has gray leaves with purplish-pink tones.

Change care only for a named difference

Care differences

Check light and outdoor tolerance for the individual selection. Echeveria is described as a bright or full-sun succulent, but an indoor plant needs gradual acclimation before stronger outdoor sun. Pair mixed containers with plants that have similar water needs.

Treat an unverified identity as uncertain

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