Surreal Succulents
Echeveria ballsii
Echeveria ballsii
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Echeveria ballsii quick care tips
Watering
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
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. A feed we recommend is the one from our friends at LittleGreenSeaweed.
Ideal soil
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
BeginnerFeatured Colour
Green and OrangeGrowth Form
ClumpingGrowth Rate
ModerateMinimum Temperature
-2°CMaximum Height & Spread
15 cm x 15 cmIdeal Environment for Echeveria ballsii
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Echeveria gallery
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Bright Echeveria 'Wine Red'
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Delightful Echeveria elegans cluster
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Beautiful Echeveria cante
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Strange Echeveria 'Etna'
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Pleasant Echeveria 'Raindrops'