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Cactus/Succulent or Conservatory/Greenhouse
Clump-forming
old H1+3 (required heated glass; may be grown outside in summer)
Pink, Red and Yellow in Summer
Brown, Green and Red in Autumn, Spring, Summer and Winter
0.1-0.5 metres
5-10 years
wax rosette 'Red'
Crassulaceae
Echeveria can be evergreen succulent perennials or subshrubs with rosettes of colourful, fleshy leaves and racemes or panicles of urn-shaped flowers
'Red' is a succulent perennial to 25cm with rosettes of erect, mahogany-red leaves green at the base; reddish-pink flowers yellow within, borne in an arching raceme
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Grow under glass in a standard cactus compost, in bright, filtered light. When in growth water moderately and feed every two or three weeks with a balanced liquid feed. Keep almost dry in the winter. Stand plants outside during the summer months
Propagate by stem or leaf cuttings in spring or early summer. Separate offsets in spring
Low Maintenance or Patio/Container Plants
No pruning required
May be attacked by mealybugs, vine weevil and aphids
Generally disease free
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