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Echeveria setosa

Echeveria setosa

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Mexican fire crackerCactus or succulent, House plant, EvergreenFamily: Crassulaceae

Height: 10cmSpread: 50cm
Tender

Flower colour:

Red

Yellow

Foliage colour:

Green

Position

Sun Exposure:

Full sun

Aspect:

South facing, west facing

Soil

Succeeds on poor soil:

Well Drained / Light / Sandy

Echeveria are attractive succulents, usually grown in Britain as houseplants, forming evergreen rosettes of fleshy leaves. There are many varieties and cultivars to choose from within the genus, from compact plants ideal for windowsill displays, to larger specimens better suited to growing in the conservatory or greenhouse. Echeverias flower in summer, but they are mostly grown for their foliage.

Echeveria setosa bears spoon-shaped, mid-green leaves covered with dense white hairs. In summer urn-shaped red flowers with yellow tips appear on tall stems.

For best results grow Echeveria setosa in pots in well-drained compost, in a sunny position. It's suitable for growing outside on a sunny patio in summer, but must be brought indoors in autumn to survive winter.

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Echeveria ‘Setosa’ and wildlife

Echeveria ‘Setosa’ has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.

Is Echeveria ‘Setosa’ poisonous?

Echeveria ‘Setosa’ has no toxic effects reported.

No reported toxicity to:

Is not known to attract Birds

Birds

Is not known to attract Cats

Cats

Is not known to attract Dogs

Dogs

Is not known to attract Horses

Horses

Is not known to attract Livestock

Livestock

Is not known to attract People

People