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| Category: Succulent |
| Family: Crassulaceae (Stonecrops) |
| Origin: Mexico (North America) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: Red & Yellow |
| Bloomtime: Fall/Winter |
| Height: <1 foot |
| Width: <1 foot |
| Exposure: Sun or Shade |
| Summer Dry: Yes |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F |
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Echeveria rubromarginata - A very attractive and slower growing species usually with a single rosette to 10 to 12 inches wide that rises up only a couple inches on a stout stem with broad 4 to 6 inch long gray-green leaves that have strong red slightly-wavy margins. In late fall into winter appears a single or a pair of 2 to 3 foot tall, much-branched, inflorescences with red to pink flowers with yellow on the interior. This plant is normally solitary but can occasionally offset and form a small cluster of rosettes. Plant in full sun to light shade (best coloration in brighter light) in a well-drained soil and irrigate little to occasionally. Hardiness is not well known but likely will be ok for short-duration temperatures in the high 20s ° F. The type locale for this plant is from Orizaba, in Veracruz, Mexico but it also occurs in the state of Puebla. Our plants from seed collected at a lava flow, north of Perote in Veracruz. The genus Echeveria was named to honor Mexican botanical artist Atanasio Echeverría y Godoy in 1828 by the French botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle (DeCandolle) who was very impressed with Echeverría's drawings. Echeverría had accompanied the the Sessé and Mociño expedition (led by Martin de Sessé y Lacasta and Mariano Mociño Suárez de Figueroa) while exploring Mexico and northern Central America and had produced thousands of botanical illustrations. The genus Echeveria is a member of the large Crassula family (Crassulaceae), which has about 1,400 species in 33 genera with worldwide distribution. Echeveria, with approximately 180 species, are native to mid to higher elevations in the Americas with the main distribution in Mexico and central America but with one species found from as far north as southern Texas and several species occurring as far south as Bolivia, Peru and possibly Argentina. The book "The genus Echeveria" by John Pilbeam (published by the British Cactus and Succulent Society, 2008) is an excellent source of information on the species and "Echeveria Cultivars" by Lorraine Schulz and Attila Kapitany (Schulz Publishing, 2005) has beautiful photos and great information on the cultivars and hybrids. It has been argued by some that the correct pronunciation for the genus is ek-e-ve'-ri-a, though ech-e-ver'-i-a seems in more prevalent use in the US. The specific epithet comes from Latin words 'ruber' meaning "red" and 'marginatus' meaning "bordered" or "enclosed with a margin" in reference to the red margin of the leaves.
The information about Echeveria rubromarginata 'Lava Flow' displayed on this web page is based on our research conducted in the nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also include 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 we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share cultural information that would aid others in growing this plant. |
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