Echeveria elegans – Mexican Snowball Succulent

Echeveria elegans, also known as the Mexican Snowball, is a classic rosette-forming succulent with pale green to silvery-blue leaves that can blush pink at the edges with sun exposure. Compact, slow-growing, and low-maintenance, it’s perfect for small pots and succulent arrangements.

This variety produces offsets (“pups”) that cluster around the base, eventually forming a beautiful, full colony. In bloom, it sends up tall stalks of bell-shaped pink flowers with yellow tips.

LIGHT | Full sun
COLD TOLERANCE | -6 ºC
WATER | Water generously when soil is dry.
SOIL PH | Unknown
SOIL TYPE | 50% potting mix 50% non organic material (pumice or perlite).
FERTILIZER | Fish emulsion, kelp solution, worm casting, shrimp compost.
PROPAGATION METHODS | Leaf or stem cuttings
HUMIDITY LEVEL | Low
ACTIVE SEASON | Summer

NOTE

INSTRUCTIONS FOR ROOTING CUTTINGS
Place the cutting on top of the soil. Roots should begin to form within two weeks. Keep the plant in bright shade during the rooting period. Water sparingly once roots have developed, and only when the soil is completely dry. After the cutting has rooted, gradually acclimate the plant to outdoor conditions to prevent the leaves from burning.