EtonGreen Live Echeveria Agavoides Ebony Succulent Plant

Echeveria agavoides or “Lipstick Echeveria” is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae, native to rocky areas of Mexico, notably the states of San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo, Guanajuato and Durango. Echeveria agavoides ‘Ebony’ is a succulent plant that forms clusters of tight rosettes up to 12 inches (30 cm) in diameter. The leaves are fleshy, gray-green with vivid red edges, most pronounced toward the dark red terminal spine. In late winter into spring appear the reddish-pink flowers with yellow tips The easiest methods of propagation are leaf cuttings and division of older plants. It propagates easily from cutting the stem although propagation from leaves can be more difficult. In order to propagate, one must take a sharp sterilized knife or scissors to cut away at the stem or leaves. Time must pass to allow for callousing before replanting.