Echeveria colorata

Hens and Chicks

Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 10 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.

Plant Type: Succulents

Evergreen-Deciduous: Evergreen

Overall Mature Size: Small

Also Grown As: Bush

Mature Height & Spread: 8" x 8"

Natural Growth Habit: Rosette

Native To: Mexico

Exposure: Full Sun

Water: Low Water

Flower Color: Pink

Bloom Time: Spring, Summer

Special Features: Attracts Birds/Butterflies / Colorful Foliage / Deer Resistant / Desert Conditions / Drought Resistant / Seacoast Conditions / Shade Tolerant

Container Sizes: #1

Sunset Garden Zones: 8, 9, 12-24

USDA Hardiness Zone: 9-11

A Bit More

Echeveria colorata is a succulent native to Mexico. It is a drought- and deer-resistant perennial that features silvery-blue-green, fleshy leaves with pink or red tips, forming rosette-like clumps. It is produces pink, urn-shaped flowers in late winter to summer. Useful in seacoast and desert conditions. The common name, ‘Hens and Chicks’ is also used by other plant varieties.

A Bit More

Echeveria colorata is a succulent native to Mexico. It is a drought- and deer-resistant perennial that features silvery-blue-green, fleshy leaves with pink or red tips, forming rosette-like clumps. It is produces pink, urn-shaped flowers in late winter to summer. Useful in seacoast and desert conditions. The common name, ‘Hens and Chicks’ is also used by other plant varieties.