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Mexican Snowball

Echeveria Elegans

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Overview

Echeveria elegans, commonly known as Mexican Snowball, is an evergreen succulent, forming a sculptural rosette of spoon-shaped, frosty blue-green leaves. In winter to spring, it produces pink-stemmed, lantern-shaped flowers with yellow tips. Ideal for zones 9-11, it prefers full sun to partial shade, and well-draining soil. Drought-tolerant, it reaches 6 inches in height with a 12-inch spread, perfect for rock gardens, container displays, or as ground cover.

Sun Full, HalfWater Low, Very LowZones 9–10Type Succulent
Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — In winter to spring, it produces pink-stemmed, lantern-shaped flowers with yellow tips; ideal for zones, image 64
Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — In winter to spring, it produces pink-stemmed, lantern-shaped flowers with yellow tips; ideal for zones, image 44Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — forming a sculptural rosette of spoon-shaped; multi-colored and orange and red and yellow flowers in the, image 63Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — In regions with harsh winters, consider planting in containers that can be moved indoors to protect from frostMexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — In regions with harsh winters, consider planting in containers that can be moved indoors to protect from frost; whenMexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — In late winter to early spring; is a perennial succulent that forms a compact rosette of spoon-shaped, image 50Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — In regions with harsh winters, consider planting in containers that can be moved indoors to protect from, image 57+60

Culture

Sun
Full, Half
Water
Low, Very Low
USDA zones
9–10

Shape & size

Classification

Type
Succulent
Family
Crassulaceae

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Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — In winter to spring, it produces pink-stemmed, lantern-shaped flowers with yellow tips; ideal for zones, image 64
Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — In winter to spring, it produces pink-stemmed, lantern-shaped flowers with yellow tips; ideal for zones, image 44
Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — forming a sculptural rosette of spoon-shaped; multi-colored and orange and red and yellow flowers in the, image 63
Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — In regions with harsh winters, consider planting in containers that can be moved indoors to protect from frost
Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — In regions with harsh winters, consider planting in containers that can be moved indoors to protect from frost; when
Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — In late winter to early spring; is a perennial succulent that forms a compact rosette of spoon-shaped, image 50
Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — In regions with harsh winters, consider planting in containers that can be moved indoors to protect from, image 57
Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — succulent for full or half
Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — succulent for full or half; in regions with harsh winters, consider planting in containers that can be moved indoors to
Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — it sends up pink to red stems; requiring minimal watering and care, image 51
Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — Ideal for zones 9-11, it prefers full sun to partial shade, and well-draining soil; about 8 to 12 inches tall, image 45
Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — forming a sculptural rosette of spoon-shaped; multi-colored and orange and red and yellow flowers in the garden
Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — Echeveria elegans is drought-tolerant once established; the leaves are fleshy and can sometimes exhibit a, image 53
Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — forming a sculptural rosette of spoon-shaped
Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — about 8 to 12 inches tall; commonly known as Mexican Snowball
Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — thereby reducing maintenance efforts
Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — commonly known as Mexican Snowball
Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — requiring minimal watering and care; thereby reducing maintenance efforts, image 54
Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — multi-colored and orange and red and yellow flowers in the garden; forming a sculptural rosette of spoon-shaped
Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — commonly known as Mexican Snowball; in winter to spring, it produces pink-stemmed, lantern-shaped flowers with yellow
Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — Ideal for zones 9-11, it prefers full sun to partial shade, and well-draining soil; about 8 to 12 inches tall, image 65
Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — succulent with multi-colored and orange and red and yellow blooms; in late winter to early spring, image 59
Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — is a perennial succulent that forms a compact rosette of spoon-shaped; it reaches 6 inches in height with a 12-inch
Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — is an evergreen succulent; it sends up pink to red stems, image 62
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