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| Category: Succulent |
| Family: Crassulaceae (Stonecrops) |
| Origin: Mexico (North America) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Red/Purple Foliage: Yes |
| Flower Color: Red |
| Bloomtime: Fall/Winter |
| Synonyms: [E. 'Black Prince'?] |
| Parentage: (Echeveria shaviana x E. affinis) |
| Height: <1 foot |
| Width: <1 foot |
| Exposure: Cool Sun/Light Shade |
| Summer Dry: Yes |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F |
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Echeveria 'Echoc' - A dark leafed succulent with 6 inch wide rosettes of nearly black colored triangular leaves that first emerge green, giving the dark rosettes a bit of a green eye in the center. There is very little information available about this Echeveria cultivar except for observations that it looks a lot like the plant that is often sold as 'Black Prince' with some speculating that this is a renaming of such plants that were produced in the micro propagation (tissue culture) laboratory and as such it should produce salmon-red flowers in fall and winter. It should be noted however that true Echeveria 'Black Prince' is a Frank Reinelt hybrid between Echeveria affinis and E. shaviana and what is currently in the trade under this name does not match with the original description of 'Black Prince'. We are going to guess that this 'Echoc' plant can be grown in full to park coastal sun in a well drained soil and be irrigate occasionally with cold hardiness to around 25° F. Our plants from unrooted cuttings sent to us by Dümmen Orange. As we learn more about this plant we will add to this description.
This information about Echeveria 'Echoc' displayed is based on research conducted in our horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also will relate observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we receive from others and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.
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