Echeveria 'Captain Hay' is a small succulent plant with densely clustered rosettes of triangular, grey-blue leaves edged in red …
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Generic Name: Echeveria
Derivation: 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.
Pronunciation: ech-eh-VER-ee-a
Alternative Pronunciation: ech-eh-ver-EE-a
While two or more genera often share the same specific epithet, which may also be used for subspecies, varieties, and forms within a species, the generic name must be unique. Below is a list of plants in the genus Orbea.
Echeveria 'Dondo' is a succulent that forms tight rosettes of gray-green leaves broadest near the leaf tip. The rosettes grow up to 4 …
Echeveria agavoides 'Ebony' (Ebony Wax Agave) is a stunning succulent that forms a tight, usually solitary rosette of gray-green leaves …
Echeveria gibbiflora 'Metallica' (Metallic Echeveria) is a beautiful succulent that forms short-stemmed rosettes of glaucous green leaves …
Echeveria 'Imbricata' (Blue Rose) is a beautiful succulent that forms tight rosettes of grey-green to blue-green, spoon-shaped leaves …