Robust hybrid Echeveria by R. Graessner. Parentage is E. gibbiflora "Metallica" (a selection of gibbiflora distinct from the hybrid of the same name) x E. potosina (now E. elegans). Best color with strong light. Leaf color may be uneven and is often redder/pinker at the center of the rosette. There are a few named cultivars of this plant, based on unusual leaf color or shape (eg. "Karl von Nurnberg", "Serena") and there are also named hybrids ("Lolita") and presumed self-pollinated offspring ("Son of Pearl").
Echeveria runyonii 'Topsy Turvy' is one of the true monstrose forms of Echeveria that "breeds true" and won't revert back to its natural form.
Striking black Echeveria hybrid by Frank Reinelt between E. affinis and E. shaviana (a clone of the former is also called "Black Knight", the latter is also a parent of "Afterglow"). Looks nothing like shaviana. Offsets sparingly. Copious red flowers, often in late summer or fall. May be distinguished from affinis and "Black Knight" based on the shape of the leaves (thinner, more sharply tapering at the tip) and the posture (more spreading and less erect). The flowers and bracts are also much more substantial.
This Echeveria will produce rosettes up to 5 inches across. The rosettes are borne on naked, branching stems.
A fairly common hybrid with beautiful pastel coloring and tightly packed rosettes. E. 'Lola' is a hybrid produced by Dick Wright of California, by crossing E. lilacina and E. 'Tippy' (1980). The leaves typically display a pale blue-grey coloration, with a peach to pink-violet blush given adequate sunlight.
I have grown this cultivar and it can be beautiful and a vigorous grower. It has very colorful leaf margins and good resistance to diseases and pests. It is unique in that it continues growing year-round without taking the break common to most echeverias.
Red coloration on edges increases with more intense direct sunlight.
E. purpusorum is native to Puebla and Oaxaca, Mexico and is considered rare. It is an excellent species for container culture, in part due to its smaller size compared to many other Echeverias. Rosettes are typically solitary and reach up to 3.5 inches in diameter.
Popular small glaucous blue-green Echeveria with distinctive bright yellow flowers on an unbranched shepherd's crook. Leaf tips and edges are marked with brownish red highlights. From Puebla and Veracruz. Plants originally from Puebla were distributed as ISI 421 in 1963. Hybrids (named and unnamed) may be difficult to distinguish from the species, especially based on flower color. In this category are "Deranosa" (other parent unknown) and "Blue and Yellow" (with E. chihuahuensis "Ruby Blush"), among others.
Powder blue/white Echeveria from Nuevo León, Mexico. Rosettes are solitary, reaching 5-7 inches in diameter. Flowering stems have 0-1 branch and hanging flowers are rather insubstantial and coral or pinkish.
