Hey guys! Welcome to my blog! This blog is for purposes of just information on each of my collection, my everyday tips or observations that doesn't need to be such a big YouTube production. That being said, the videos will keep coming but will feature more of the more detailed and visual information. I hope you stick around and subscribe to this blog as well so you don't have to miss a thing, baby!!!
So here I feature the Mexican Snowball aka Echeveria elegans. Wow, I've always wanted an Echeveria elegans, I didn't know I already had it, hahaha! Silly me!
Well, I've learned 5 things I didn't know about the elegans:
1- It is small but hardy. It will grow on rock crevices. They are prolific growers
2- It is low growing and pushes out pups like you wouldn't believe. And did you know that these babies are used to cover rooftops of structures? Wow! I'd like to do one someday! Save on some slate, lol! The rosettes are actually stapled to the roof overhang to hold peaty soil and are believed to ward off evil spirits??? WOWSAH! You go, girl!
3- This girl likes full sun to light shade. Eches are usually dormant during the winter, which means they are spring and summer growers. I know this because this one in the photo almost died during the wintertime, mostly because of my own negligence. But all I had to do is replace the soil, infused it with worm casting and lo and behold! Here she is in all her glory! It is suggested not to water at all during winter but I'm skeptical about that. I think it really depends on where you are located. Here in California we have weird weather. We could have a spring/summerlike weather in the dead of January. So, I think as a rule of thumb water when the soil gets bone dry. Zone hardiness is 9b, 10, 11, and 12
4- As always, though, use well draining soil. That just goes for ALL succulents.
5- Two ways to propagate is by seed and by pups or cutting
That's all I got for ya. Until next time, peace, love and succulents!!
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