Echeveria

VARIETIES: 	Painted lady - E. derenbergii
		Mexican snowball - E. elegans, also called Cotyledon elegans
		Peacock echeveria - E. peacockii, also called E. desmetiana
		Plush plant - E. pulvinata
		
MAXIMUM HEIGHT:	2 - 4 inches across and can reach 12 - 18 inches tall.

SUBSTRATE:	1 part loam, 1 part leaf mold, 1 part sharp sand and 1/2 part
		crushed charcoal.
		OR
		Use a mixture of equal parts of a packaged general-purpose potting 
		soil and sharp sand.
		To each of these mixtures you use, add 1 tablespoon of ground 
		lime-stone and 1 tablespoon of bone meal.
						
LIGHT: 		All but Plush plant:
		Prefers direct sunlight for more that 4 hours per day.
		Or where artificial and natural light average 1000 foot-candles.
		But will grow fairly well in bright indirect light.
		Plush plant: Bright indirect sunlight or 400 foot-candles of
			artificial light.
	
TEMPERATURE: 	Night = 50 - 55°F (16 - 18°C)
		Day = 68 - 72°F (20 - 22°C)

WATERING: 	Spring - Fall: Allow soil to soil to become moderately dry between
		thorough waterings.
		Winter: Water only enough to prevent the leaves from shriveling.
		
FERTILIZING: 	Wait 1 year months to fertilize new plants, 
		Mature plants - fertilize once a year by diluting to half the minimum
			strength recommended on the label of a standard house plant
			fertilizer.

PROPAGATING:	Any season from leaf or stem cuttings. Plush plants can also be 
		propagated from the growing tips of failing stems.

REPOTTING:	Any season.
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