Black Echeveria, Hens and Chicks

Sempervivum 'Black'

Black Echeveria is a dramatic evergreen succulent that forms a tight rosette with triangular fleshy foliage that emerge bright green with burgundy tips and darkens entirely to purple-bronze as the weather cools.  The Rosettes grow up to 3" and freely offsets creating a dense mound.   Starry white flowers bloom on a short stock that goes up in late fall into winter.  Thrives in filtered sun and dry, well-drained soils.  Frost tender.

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance.  It can be propagated by mature leaves of cuttings.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Garden, Rock Gardens, Xeriscape Gardens, Groundcover, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Ice Plant, Paddle Plant, Blue Fescue

IMAGES: The Greenery Nursery and Garden Shop, DSC_4887, (2) pfly, Rock Garden World

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.