Scientific Name
Echeveria agavoides 'Maria'
Common Name(s)
Wax Agave
Synonym(s)
Echeveria 'Maria'
Scientific Classification
Family: Crassulaceae
Subfamily: Sempervivoideae
Tribe: Sedeae
Genus: Echeveria
Description
Echeveria agavoides 'Maria' is a succulent plant that forms a large, tight, usually solitary rosette of fleshy apple green leaves with red leaf tips. The rosette grows up to 14 inches (35 cm) in diameter. Flowers are red with yellow tips and appear in spring and early summer.
Hardiness
USDA hardiness zones 9a to 11b: from 20 °F (−6.7 °C) to 50 °F (+10 °C).
How to Grow and Care
Most common Echeveria species are not complicated succulents to grow, provided you follow a few basic rules. First, be careful never to let water sit in the rosette as it can cause rot or fungal diseases that will kill the plant. Additionally, remove dead leaves from the bottom of the plant as it grows. These dead leaves provide a haven for pests, and Echeverias are susceptible to mealy bugs. Finally, as with all succulents, careful watering habits and plenty of light will help ensure success.
Repot as needed, preferably during the warm season. To repot a succulent, make sure the soil is dry before repotting, then gently remove the pot. Knock away the old soil from the roots, making sure to remove any rotted or dead roots in the process. Treat any cuts with a fungicide.
Most Echeverias can be easily propagated from leaf cuttings, although some are better from seeds or stem cuttings. To propagate a leaf cutting, place the individual leaf in potting soil for succulents and cover the dish until the new plant sprouts.
Learn more at How to Grow and Care for Echeveria.
Origin
This succulent was selected by Frank Reinelt from his crosses of Echeveria agavoides with its cultivar Echeveria agavoides 'Prolifera'.
According to ICN, it is unknown which plant Frank Reinelt considered E. agavoides 'Prolifera'. If it was the same plant described by Walther as E. agavoides var. prolifera with, then it is a plant of unknown origin and very likely a hybrid. That means a cross of E. agavoides x E. agavoides hybrid is no longer an E. agavoides cultivar but a hybrid. Therefore the correct name is rather Echeveria 'Maria'.
Links
- Back to genus Echeveria
- Succupedia: Browse succulents by Scientific Name, Common Name, Genus, Family, USDA Hardiness Zone, Origin, or cacti by Genus
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