Echeveria lutea (Yellow Echeveria) is a beautiful small succulent that typically forms a solitary rosette of narrow, reddish-purple …
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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 'Compton Carousel', also known as Echeveria 'Lenore Dean', is an attractive succulent that forms tight rosettes of blue-gray …
Echeveria 'Captain Hay' is a small succulent plant with densely clustered rosettes of triangular, grey-blue leaves edged in red …
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 pulvinata var. frigida (White Chenille Plant), commonly sold as Echeveria pulvinata 'Frosty', is a charming, small, shrubby …
Echeveria agavoides 'Aquamarine' is a small succulent that forms a stemless, usually solitary rosette of pale gray-green leaves with …
Echeveria agavoides 'Ebony' (Ebony Wax Agave) is a stunning succulent that forms a tight, usually solitary rosette of gray-green leaves …
Echeveria agavoides 'Red Edge' (Lipstick Echeveria), also known as Echeveria agavoides 'Lipstick', is an attractive succulent that forms …
Echeveria pulvinata 'Ruby' is a beautiful, shrubby succulent with stems topped with small rosettes of green spoon-shaped leaves with …
Echeveria gibbiflora 'Metallica' (Metallic Echeveria) is a beautiful succulent that forms short-stemmed rosettes of glaucous green leaves …