Echeveria - Hen and Chicks

Drought-tolerant and deer-resistant echeverias grow best outdoors with at least 4 to 6 hours of direct sunlight, resulting in flowers that bloom in summer. When grown indoors, place your long-blooming echeveria succulent in an area that receives bright, direct light, or supplement this easy-to-grow perennial with artificial lighting.
 

Long-blooming echeverias are drought tolerant and prefer dry conditions. Water echeverias only after the soil has dried out completely. Avoid getting the leaves of your echeveria succulent wet, and don’t overwater your echeveria, which can lead to root rot. These evergreen perennials with flowers that bloom in Summer will need more frequent watering in the Summer and less in Winter when the echeveria growth slows down.
 

Drought-tolerant echeverias are versatile plants that can be grown both indoors and outdoors. They work well indoors as tabletop accents and can be included in floral arrangements. Outdoors, echeverias are easy to grow and maintain in rock gardens, garden beds, waterwise borders, living walls, and groundcovers, as well as in containers.
 

Echeveria succulents are commonly known as "hens and chicks" because they easily propagate and spread. If you don't want them to spread, you can simply remove the offshoots from this perennial plant and plant or pot them separately.
 

Echeverias should be planted in well-draining, slightly acidic soil. You can use a cactus potting mix or create your own mix by combining three parts all-purpose potting soil, two parts sand, and one part perlite for your echeveria succulents. When planting outdoors, choose a location with at least 4 to 6 hours of direct sunlight, and make sure the plants are drought-tolerant and deer-resistant. For indoor plants, position echeverias in an area with bright direct sunlight, such as a south-facing window, or provide artificial lighting. Select a pot that is 10% wider than the echeveria's diameter and slightly deeper than the root ball. It's important to use containers with good drainage holes to prevent root rot in your long-blooming, evergreen echeverias. Echeveria succulents are ideal for beginners and thrive in hot, dry climates.
 

Some beautiful perennial and drought tolerant echeverias include Echeveria ‘Perle Von Nurnberg’, Echeveria elegans ‘Mexican Snowball’, and Echeveria ‘Afterglow.'