Mexican Giant Echeveria

Mexican Giant Echeveria Care

Echeveria Colorata 'mexican Giant'

What is the plant

Echeveria Mexican Giant has large, and fleshy leaves that are very thick. They are also pointy and can range from white to pinky/ light purple when the plant is stressed by cold, sun or lack of root space. The white powdery coating that covers the leaves is called farina and protects the plant from harsh sun.The Mexican Giant rosettes are stemless and grow to approximately 30cm height and over 40cm in diameter in good conditions.The plant has a clumping habit and offsets usually appear in mature plants, in Spring. Echeveria Mexican Giant is not exactly generous with its offsets and mostly produces only about 3-4 pups per year. In comparison many other Echeverias can pop out over 10. It is unusual for young Mexican Giants to grow pups. The plant needs to be a couple of years old at least and some 15cms or more in size.

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Humidity

Dry

Lighting

Full Sun

Temperature

min 10°C

Hardiness zone

9b - 11b

Difficulty

Medium

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Echeveria Mexican Giant is not particularly sensitive to water and so can be left outdoors in the rain. It is important that the potting mixed used is well-draining otherwise the plant will rot. In the garden plant on a slope or in raised bed so water can run off easily.
Sunlight
The best position for this plant is sun for most of the day as this will help the growth to be compact and not stretchy. Morning sun and afternoon shade is also ok.
Soil
In the garden it will tolerate poor soils, but if you want a nice big plant it won’t hurt mixing a general purpose potting mix in with the garden dirt. I

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Temperature
The Mexican Giant is not frost hardy and will need to be either brought in the house or a greenhouse (if you have one this is the best option) when temperatures start sinking below the freezing point. If overwintering indoors, choose the brightest possible location that will get the maximum sun.
Container
In pots good succulent potting mix should be used for best results.
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