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Echeveria setosa

Mexican fire cracker

A table displaying which months are best to sow, plant and harvest.
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Botanical name: Echeveria setosa
Common name: Mexican fire cracker
Family: Crassulaceae
Plant Type: Cactus or succulent, House plant, Evergreen

Flower colour:

Red

Yellow

Foliage colour:

Green

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.

How to grow Echeveria setosa

Plant size

10cm height

50cm spread
Aspect

South facing, west facing

Sun exposure: Full sun
Hardiness: Tender
Soil type: Well drained / light / sandy

Plant calendar

A table displaying which months are best to sow, plant and harvest.
Plant
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Plant	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
Flowers
Flowers	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D