Pachyveria Powder Puff is a hybrid succulent plant species obtained from Pachyphytum Oviferum and Echeveria Cante. Its leaves look powdery and silvery-blue color. If exposed to strong light or cold temperature the color blush violet. During summer months, the plant forms arching raceme of small, bell-shaped, apricot flowers.
The Pachyveria ‘Powder Puff’ is a desert plant with few water needs.The plant needs occasional watering from autumn to spring. and must drain any excess water.Being accustomed to droughts, it accumulates a necessary water reserve between its leaves.
The plant prefers bright lighting, but with the shade of direct sunlight during the midday hours.It is recommended to grow under protective meshes.
During the summer months, fed the plant once or twice. In the winter if the plant is in a cool position, the needs no feeding at all.
Pachyveria ‘Powder Puff’ plants can tolerate and even thrive in poor soil conditions, provided the soil drains well.This succulent grows well in neutral or slightly acidic friable soils with low nutrient content.The required soil mixture can be prepared independently by mixing the soil prepared for cacti and succulents, which is sold in a flower shop, with thick river sand and fine gravel in a ratio of 3: 1: 1
It grows very well in hot climates with average temperatures between 20-35 ° C.It is susceptible to rotting of stems and roots if temperatures are below 5 ° C approximately.
