Surreal Succulents

Echeveria setosa var. oteroi

Name: Echeveria setosa var. oteroi
Brand: Surreal Succulents
SKU: D609-oteroi
Price: 8.0 GBP
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Echeveria setosa var. oteroi quick care tips

Watering

Echeveria setosa var. oteroi 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 setosa var. oteroi 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 setosa var. oteroi 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 setosa var. oteroi

A variant of Echeveria setosa first collected in Oaxaca, Mexico in 1972.

Unlike most other setosa, this one is hairless. This plant starts out bluey-green but under strong light, the central rosette will brighten to almost yellow whilst the leaf tips and old leaves will go a striking red in colour. The bell-shaped blossoms and large and pink-yellow in colour. They come out on multiple spikes in late spring.

Unusually, the leaves are shaped like spoons, giving it an edge on texture for a succulent display.

Difficulty

Beginner

Growth Form

Clumping

Growth Rate

Moderate

Minimum Temperature

0°C

Maximum Size

20 cm x 20 cm

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