ECHEVERIA Definition & Meaning

echeveria

[ ech-uh-vuh-ree-uh ]

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noun

any of numerous succulent plants of the genus Echeveria, native to tropical America and having thick leaves characteristically forming rosettes.

echeveria

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noun

any of various tropical American crassulaceous plants of the genus Echeveria, cultivated for their colourful foliage

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Origin of echeveria¹

< New Latin (1828), named after Atanasio ��𱹱��í�� (flourished 1771), Mexican botanical illustrator

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Origin of echeveria¹

named after M. Echeveri, 19th-century Mexican botanical artist

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The event will include displays of many rare and unusual succulents, including aloe, echeveria, euphorbia, agave, opuntia, pachypodium and ferocactus.

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“Now, look at this one, this one is too pretty,” Xie said, placing her fingers gently on the underside of a dusty pink, windmill-shaped Echeveria.

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“I didn’t realize there were so many varieties. You could spend your whole life studying just one genus, like echeveria, and never see them all.”

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Why didn’t I think to fill my pots with succulents as she did — plants such as Echeveria, Senecio, Sempervivum and even certain Sedum that deliver a long show with relatively little care?

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Who needs roses for a centerpiece when the rosette-shaped Echeveria can be called into service and will last far longer?

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