Mexican Snowball Care

Water Mexican Snowball sparingly. The water should be tepid and settled. In summer, the soil should be moistened once a week. In winter, your green pet only needs a sip once a month. Be careful! If possible, try to keep the rosettes dry.

Echeveria elegans does not need pruning. You can cut off the lower leaf plates that have dried out. This will give the plant strength and encourage the growth of leaves!

In spring and summer, you can add a little cactus fertilizer to the soil during the active growing season. Feed the plant no more than once a month. An excessive amount of nutrients can harm the root system, so apply fertilizers half-strength!

The Mexican Snowball grows in bright, dry areas in its natural habitat. It needs a lot of light! You can safely place your green pet next to a south-facing window.

We recommend sandy soil with good drainage. You may use substrate for succulents with a neutral pH. You can also prepare the growing medium yourself. Mix standard houseplant soil with coarse sand and perlite in equal proportions.

Echeveria elegans can reproduce in many different ways. You can germinate a plant from seeds, root leaves, or cuttings. Alternatively, you can also separate a daughter plant and transplant it into an individual container.

Mexican Snowball prefers heat. In summer, the temperature must be at least 77°F (25°C). The optimum is 82°F (28°C) degrees. During the winter, the plant is dormant, so a comfortable temperature would be 59°F (15°C). It's best to keep the container on the windowsill so the substrate doesn't freeze.

The roots of Echeveria elegans are close to the surface of the soil, so the container should be wide but shallow. Remember to check if your pot has drainage holes! You can also add some expanded clay to avoid rot and fungus.

It is said that the natives of Mexico grew Echeveria elegans near their homes to ward off evil spirits.