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Echeveria lilacina
Also called Ghost Echeveria
Echeveria lilacina is a slow-growing, drought-tolerant succulent rosette with silvery-grey leaves, native to rocky high-elevation areas in Nuevo León, Mexico. The key to growing it is bright light, sharp drainage and watering only when the soil is fully dry.
Echeveria lilacina, common name ghost echeveria or Mexican hens and chicks, is a species of succulent plants in the genus Echeveria belonging to the family Crassulaceae.
Echeveria lilacina is cultivated as an ornamental plant, for use in gardens, and as a potted plant.
Echeveria lilacina grows on rocky areas at quite high elevations.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
