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Echeveria Hoveyi variegata
Place ideally in a sunny position.
Always water a few days after the substrate has dried out. Reduce watering in winter.
Can tolerate down to -1.1 °C in the short term. However, the plant is not hardy.
The curled ends of the leaves have a pinkish tinge. If the plant is placed outdoors, it can spill over onto the entire leaf and take on a richer to vibrant shade.
Echeveria Hoveyi variegata was first officially introduced in Horticulture magazine in 1910. Although long considered a separate species, it is a succulent hybrid, probably from the Hovey Botanical Collection in Boston.
The inconspicuously resembling leaves are tinged light green and edged with broad pink or white, slightly wavy margins. Leaves grow 5-10 cm long and 2-2.5 cm wide. Individual leaves grow in a 15-20 cm diameter rosette. The plant occasionally takes offsets and usually grows with a ground stem, although the short stem may grow slightly taller as it ages.
During July to August, beautiful reddish flowers appear. They usually bloom on 10-40 cm long flower stalks, which may branch slightly.
The slow-growing Echeveria Hoveyi variegata is at its best when placed in full sun. If given enough sunlight, its leaves will take on an attractive red hue. The succulent does not like to be fertilised. The plant can please its grower for years and will please him most with its red details, whether it is the colour of the leaves or the flowers.