Echeveria are incredibly resilient, drought-tolerant succulents native to rocky, mountainous terrains across Mexico and Central and South America. These vibrant, low-maintenance plants are known for their stunning, symmetrical, rose-like rosettes.
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Named after Atanasio Echeverría y Godoy, an 18th-century Mexican botanical artist and explorer.
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Mature echeverias produce tiny plantlets, or offsets, clustered around their base. Because these little rosettes surround the "mother" plant, they earned the nickname "Hen and Chicks".
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Depending on the season, they can shift from sea-green and dusky pink to striking ruby reds and purples.
- Employs a specialized form of photosynthesis (Crassulacean Acid Metabolism). Their stomata stay tightly closed during the hot day to save water, and they "breathe" in carbon dioxide at night.
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