Common Name: Echeveria 'Blue Bird'
Botanical Name: Echeveria 'Blue Bird'
Other names: Echeveria 'Blue Bird'
Origin: Mexico, Central America
What's special?
Echeveria 'Blue Bird' featuring dusty, light blue leaves is one of the most delightful succulents. This ornament plant hardly requires any attention or frequent watering. This rosette-shaped succulent is a slow grower but, non and then, it will keep surprising you with its charm. Specially during its blooming season, of fall & winter, it showcases beautiful pinkish-orange flowers, making you question the reality. Year round, this decorative plant will produce many small offsets around its base, ideal for replanting in miniature containers. Perfect for warm climate places, this plant will sit happily on your windowsill or study/work table.
Growth Habits: Up to 15 cms high
Soil Requirement: Well drained & fertile
Watering Schedule: Twice a week as per the weather conditions. Plant will demand more water in hot conditions.
Light condition: Full or partial sunlight for 4 – 6 hours a day
Ideal Temperature: Anywhere between 18 - 32 degree Celsius
Repotting instructions: This plant hardly needs any repotting but whenever required you can easily repot the plant with fresh soil or large container having proper drainage.
Suitable Locations: Rock gardens, shaded Balcony, bedroom, windowsill, tabletop, vertical garden, etc.
Maintenance: Low
Caring Tips:
• Avoid keeping this plant outside during rainy season and also during the days of extreme heat or extreme cold. • Always use pots with proper drainage hole. Excess water can damage the plant in a very short time. Never let your succulents sit in water. • Do not overwater. As a basic rule, water only when the soil is dry to touch. Do no put or sprinkle water on leaves of this plant as it may cause damage. • Make sure that the soil is dry while repotting. • You can keep this plant indoor, but it will not grow quite as well due to its high requirement for sunlight. They need substantial amount of light to thrive.