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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

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) — commonly known as Mexican Snowball; in winter to spring, it produces pink-stemmed, lantern-shaped flowers, image 41

Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — multi-colored and orange and red and yellow flowers in the garden

Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — making it an ideal choice for ground cover; succulent for full or half, image 49

Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — When incorporating these plants into landscape design, ensure they receive full to partial sunshine; making, image 56

Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — thereby reducing maintenance efforts; is an evergreen succulent, image 55

Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — In winter to spring, it produces pink-stemmed, lantern-shaped flowers with yellow tips; ideal for zones 9-11, it prefers

Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — commonly known as Mexican Snowball; in winter to spring, it produces pink-stemmed, lantern-shaped flowers, image 61

Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — requiring minimal watering and care

Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — succulent with multi-colored and orange and red and yellow blooms

Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — it sends up pink to red stems; requiring minimal watering and care

Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — it sends up pink to red stems

Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — The leaves are fleshy and can sometimes exhibit a pinkish hue along the edges when exposed to the full sun; echeveria

Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — making it an ideal choice for ground cover

Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — Echeveria elegans is drought-tolerant once established

Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — In late winter to early spring; is a perennial succulent that forms a compact rosette of spoon-shaped

Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — multi-colored and orange and red and yellow flowers in the garden; forming a sculptural rosette of, image 58

Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — it reaches 6 inches in height with a 12-inch spread; succulent with multi-colored and orange and red and yellow blooms

Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — Echeveria elegans is drought-tolerant once established; the leaves are fleshy and can sometimes exhibit a pinkish hue

Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — making it an ideal choice for ground cover; succulent for full or half

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

Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — When incorporating these plants into landscape design, ensure they receive full to partial sunshine

Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — it reaches 6 inches in height with a 12-inch spread

Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — is an evergreen succulent; it sends up pink to red stems

Mexican Snowball (Echeveria Elegans) — thereby reducing maintenance efforts; is an evergreen succulent

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