• Echeveria elegans
  • Echeveria elegans
  • Echeveria elegans
  • Echeveria elegans
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Echeveria elegans

Mexican snowball

With its beautifully formed silvery rosettes, Echeveria elegans is a charming succulent that adds year-round structure to bright indoor spaces and sunny summer patios.

Supplied as an established plant in a 2 litre pot

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Echeveria elegans
Echeveria elegans
Echeveria elegans
Echeveria elegans

Aspect

full sun

Hardiness

Tender in the UK and not frost hardy, so it needs winter protection.

Flowers

May - July

Soil

Sandy, gritty, very well-drained compost

About this plant

  • Description

    A neat, rosette-forming succulent with fleshy silvery-green leaves, Echeveria elegans is admired for its sculptural shape and low-maintenance nature. It brings a clean, contemporary look to pots, indoor displays and sheltered summer patios.

  • Why we like it

    “

    Choose Echeveria elegans for its elegant symmetry, soothing leaf colour and easy-going nature. It is a brilliant choice for adding structure to small spaces, creating stylish potted displays and bringing a touch of modern greenery indoors with very little fuss.

Specs & details

The particulars

Botanical name
Echeveria elegans
Common name
Mexican snowball
Supplied as
2 litre pot
Flowering period
May - July
Habit
Compact rosette-forming perennial succulent
Hardiness
Tender in the UK and not frost hardy, so it needs winter protection.
Aspect
full sun
Soil type
Sandy, gritty, very well-drained compost
Moisture
Dry to lightly moist, but well-drained
Position
Pot on patio, windowsill, indoor display

Planting & care

Help it thrive

Planting guide

Plant in spring or summer in a gritty, free-draining compost, ideally one made for cacti or succulents. Use a pot with drainage holes and avoid planting too deeply. Place in a bright position and allow the compost to dry slightly between waterings to prevent rot.

Care tips

Keep in bright light for the best shape and colour. Water lightly and let the compost dry between waterings. Avoid cold draughts, waterlogging and prolonged damp conditions. Remove any dead lower leaves to keep the rosettes tidy.

Winter care

Protect from frost and excess winter wet. In the UK, it is best grown indoors or moved to a bright, frost-free place over winter. Water very sparingly during the colder months and ensure excellent drainage at all times.