Description
Echeveria ‘Perle von Nurnberg’ is a stunning hybrid succulent known for its iridescent rosettes and elegant color shifts in bright light. This Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit winner adds sophisticated texture to sunny containers and garden spots.
- Hybrid origin: Hybrid of E. gibbiflora “Metallica” and E. elegans.
- Award: Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.
- Color and leaf texture: Iridescent pink to purple to blue-green coloration with a chalky farinose surface on the leaves.
- Rosette size: Rosettes grow up to 8″ in diameter.
- Flower color: Flowers are pink with a yellow interior.
- Hardiness: Less hardy and will not survive frost.
- Growth habit: Rosette-shaped; some forms can form shrub-like growth when allowed to grow large.
- Soil & watering: Requires well-draining soil and is prone to damping off if overwatered.
- Sun exposure: Prefers full sun to partial shade; full sun enhances red or pink hues; too much direct afternoon sun can burn foliage.
- Propagation: Propagates from leaf cuttings or offsets; can also be grown from stem cuttings and seed.
- Container information: Containers are basic plastic nursery stock, usually orange or black, approximately 2″ tall and across the top.
Benefits: Adds a striking focal point with rosettes up to 8″ across, whose color shifts with light and adds texture to sunlit containers or garden spots. Requires well-draining soil and careful watering to prevent damping off, and offers multiple propagation options—from leaf cuttings or offsets to stem cuttings and seed—allowing you to expand or share your succulent collection.
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