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Echeveria pulidonis

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Echeveria pulidonis is a succulent in the Crassulaceae family, Echeveria genus, native to Mexico, and is divided into two types: thick-leaved and thin-leaved. The whole plant forms a lotus-shaped rosette with bell-shaped flowers, and under the sunlight, the leaves take on a faint red blush.

Common names of Echeveria pulidonis

Echeveria pulidonis is commonly known as red-edged Echeveria.

Habits of Echeveria pulidonis

Echeveria pulidonis is a succulent in the Crassulaceae family, Echeveria genus, and spring and autumn are its peak growing seasons.

Echeveria pulidonis is native to Mexico and likes a warm, dry environment with plenty of sunlight. Its most suitable growing temperature is18~25°C. It is not cold-tolerant, tolerates drought and partial shade, and can receive sunlight all day.

Common propagation methods for Echeveria pulidonis: cuttings and sowing.

Care tips for Echeveria pulidonis

Repotting: repot every spring, replace the soil when repotting, use a mix of peat and coarse sand, and add a small amount of bone meal or organic fertilizer to the soil as a base fertilizer.

Watering: water once a week during the growing season1times, and never let the potting soil get too wet; in winter, water2~3weeks1times to keep the potting soil dry. During care, if the indoor air is dry, mist in time to increase air humidity. Be careful not to sprinkle water directly on the leaf surface, so as to avoid water accumulating in the leaf rosette and causing rot.

Fertilizing: fertilize once a month during the growing season, using diluted cake fertilizer water or a special succulent fertilizer, and be careful not to sprinkle it on the leaf surface when fertilizing.

Pests and diseases: in a hot and humid environment, many root-knot nematodes appear on the roots of Echeveria pulidonis. Once found, immediately drench the roots with a fungicide; if the pest infestation is severe, directly repot and replace the soil and replant.

Propagation methods for Echeveria pulidonis

Sowing: select mature, plump seeds for sowing, control the temperature at16~19℃，2~3weeks later they will germinate.

Cuttings: in late spring, cut off mature leaves and insert them into a sand bed;3weeks later they take root, and after young plants grow, plant them in pots. Of course, top-stem cuttings can also be used: remove the stem from the center of the plant and insert it as a cutting, leaving the base leaf rosette, so that more offsets can sprout.

Suggested planting combinations: Echeveria derenbergii, Echeveria chihuahuaensis.

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