Scientific Name
Echeveria 'Pinky'
Scientific Classification
Family: Crassulaceae
Subfamily: Sempervivoideae
Tribe: Sedeae
Genus: Echeveria
Etymology
The generic name "Echeveria" (pronounced "ech-eh-VER-ee-a") honors Atanasio Echeverría y Godoy🡕 (fl.1771–1803), an 18th-century botanical artist and naturalist from New Spain who trained at the Royal Art Academy in Mexico City.
The cultivar epithet 'Pinky' refers to the delicate, rosy-pink coloration that flushes over the leaves, particularly when the plant receives bright sunlight or during cooler temperatures.
Description
Echeveria 'Pinky' is a beautiful succulent that forms a usually solitary rosette of slightly crinkled, uniquely colored leaves with a powdery coating. The rosette can grow up to 10 inches (25 cm) in diameter. The leaves have a difficult-to-describe bluish-green-gray color flushed with pink, red, and purple when the plant receives bright sunlight or during cooler temperatures.
The flowers are bell-shaped, pink-orange, and appear on arching spikes in spring.
Origin
Echeveria 'Pinky' is a hybrid created by Myron Kimnach in 1961 from a cross between Echeveria cante and Echeveria shaviana.
Forms of Echeveria 'Pinky'
How to Grow and Care for Echeveria 'Pinky'
Light: E. 'Pinky' prefers full sun to partial shade. If you move your plant outside in the spring, do it gradually. The intense afternoon sun can cause sunburn. During the winter, when your E. 'Pinky' is inside, put it near the brightest window in your home. It will stretch if it does not have enough sunlight.
Soil: This succulent needs a potting soil mix that drains quickly. Many growers create their own mix, but commercial succulent potting mixes will work fine.
Hardiness: This plant is a tender succulent, which means it must be brought indoors for the winter to survive. E. 'Pinky' can withstand temperatures as low as 25briefly to 50 °F (-3.9C), USDA hardiness zones 9b to 11b.
Watering: Provide moderate amounts of water from spring to fall. The "soak and dry" method is the preferred schedule for watering E. 'Pinky'. If you have saucers under the pots, briefly empty the water. During the winter months, water the plant just enough to keep the plant from shriveling.
Fertilizing: E. 'Pinky' grows well without fertilizer but may benefit from extra nutrients. Use a slow-release fertilizer in spring, or a liquid fertilizer diluted 2 to 4 times more than usual and applied less often than recommended.
Repotting: Repot the plant only as needed in spring or early summer, when it is actively growing. To repot your E. 'Pinky', ensure the soil is dry.
Propagation: Like all Echeverias, this succulent is usually propagated from leaves and offsets, but it can also be grown from stem cuttings and seeds. Spring is the best time to take cuttings and separate offsets. Sow the seeds in spring or summer.
Learn more at How to Grow and Care for Echeveria.
Toxicity of Echeveria 'Pinky'
E. 'Pinky' has no reported toxic effects. It is safe around pets and humans, although it is not advisable to eat it.
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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