Surreal Succulents
Echeveria 'Maruba Benitsukasa'
Echeveria 'Maruba Benitsukasa'
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Echeveria 'Maruba Benitsukasa' quick care tips
Watering
Watering
Echeveria 'Maruba Benitsukasa' 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 'Maruba Benitsukasa' 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 'Maruba Benitsukasa' 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 'Maruba Benitsukasa'
Echeveria ‘Maruba Benitsukasa’ is an outstanding Japanese cultivar of Echeveria nodulosa (Painted Lady).
The maroon colouring gives this succulent a unique and surreal appearance. It has a very similar growth form to the Echeveria nodulosa but the leaves are slightly thicker .
Can grow nodules on the leaves, which is more commonly seen in the frilly varieties such as Echeveria ‘Etna’ and Echeveria ‘Raindrops’.
Difficulty
IntermediateFeatured Colour
Green, Orange, and RedGrowth Form
Singular rosetteGrowth Rate
SlowMinimum Temperature
-2°CMaximum Height & Spread
20 cm x 20 cmIdeal Environment for Echeveria 'Maruba Benitsukasa'
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