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Surreal Succulents

Echeveria ballsii

Echeveria ballsii

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Echeveria ballsii quick care tips

Watering

Echeveria ballsii is a drought-tolerant succulent variety, so watering around once per week in the peak growing season is advised. Ensure the soil dries between waterings. It is also advised to completely stop watering when conditions are frosty, keeping the plant dry for several months at a time.

Feeding

Echeveria ballsii likes to be fed to bring out its best forms and colours. We recommend feeding with a liquid seaweed feed every 2 weeks in the main growing season from April to September.

Ideal soil

Echeveria ballsii needs free draining soil to thrive. We recommend a mixture of 1/3 John Innes no.2, 1/3 perlite and 1/3 coconut coir. The soil mix we offer here is similar in composition to this. Adding extra grit may be useful to add even more drainage for these desert-dwellers.

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Echeveria ballsii

A cultivar from Golden Gate Park named after its collector, E. K. Balls.

Echeveria ballsii is a miniature growing species that produces many little pups as it grows. It has lovely bright green leaves with burgundy leaf margins and tips. Under strong light, the leaves will take on more of the red colouring.

A great plant to cover ground with its offsetting nature. It would also look great in a pot by itself.

Difficulty
Beginner
Growth Form
Clumping
Growth Rate
Moderate
Minimum Temperature
-2°C
Maximum Size
15 cm x 15 cm
Featured Colour
Green and Orange

Ideal Environment for Echeveria ballsii

Full Sun
Rain Sheltered
Indoor Bright
Windowsill
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  • Choose a pot with a drainage hole if you can’t limit the watering (outdoors). A pot with no drainage hole can be used as long as you water moderately. A pot with a hole tends to be more forgiving. Also, as it is slightly breathable, a terracotta pot is usually preferred over a plastic pot, but the succulents dont seem to mind too much.
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