Surreal Succulents

Echeveria elegans cristata

Name: Echeveria elegans cristata
Brand: Surreal Succulents
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Echeveria elegans cristata quick care tips

Watering

Echeveria elegans cristata 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 elegans cristata 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

Echeveria elegans cristata 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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General Care Advice
Winter Care Advice

Echeveria elegans cristata

This strong grower will throw out the odd original offset as it grows and will form into an amazing specimen overtime. The winter colours of the Echeveria elegans is one of its most attractive features.

In cold, dry conditions the coral-blue colouring will become a blush of magenta.