echeveria 'lola purple

What does it mean if my succulent is turning purple?

If your succulent's leaves are turning red, orange, blue, or purple, it means that your plant is a little stressed! Succulents produce pigments called anthocyanin and carotenoid in response to environmental stressors like intense sunlight and heat.

How do you care for Echeveria Lola?

Care for a Lola echeveria includes keeping water from the rosettes and removing dead leaves from the bottom. Water at the soil level to avoid splashing the leaves. If water accidentally gets into the rosette, use a paper towel or cotton ball to remove it before damage happens.

Does Echeveria have death blooms?

Yep. On rare occasion, echeveria will throw out a terminal inflorescence (flower stalk) from the very very center of the plant. When this happens, the echeveria will die after flowering. In my experience, the echeveria varieties that have given me terminal blooms are Echeveria 'Afterglow' and E.

Why is my Echeveria turning pink?

Stress brings out the mauve-pink, coppery color in the plant. Stress is not necessarily a bad thing. A stressed out plant can still be a happy plant. Sometimes, the most beautiful colors in succulents come only when the plant is going through periods of harmless stress.

What does an overwatered succulent look like?

The leaves close to the bottom are brown whereas the overall leaves and stems look bloated and feel squishy to the touch instead of firm. The leaves seem lighter or show translucence (can be the whole leaf or just patches) due to excess water breaking the cell walls. New growth will be brown.

How often do you water Echeveria?

Generally speaking, count on watering once every week to ten days; however, small variables such as pot size and plant size may influence this schedule. It's best to simply check your soil every few days and water when it is nearly completely dry.

Can Echeveria grow indoors?

Echeverias are fairly common outdoors but in the last few years, they've become very trendy modern indoor houseplants. Although native to semi-desert areas of Central America, Mexico and northwestern South America, they still do remarkably well as indoor plants.

Can succulents grow too tall?

But this still leaves that leggy party. Fortunately, leggy succulent plants can be topped, removing the part that is too tall and allowing new shoots to form and develop into a more compact plant.

How do you propagate Echeveria Lola?

To propagate Echeveria 'Lola' from cuttings, use a sharp, sterile knife or pair of scissors and cut a piece of the plant just above a leaf on the stem. Allow it to dry for a couple of days, and place in well-draining soil.

Should you cut flowers off succulents?

It is best to cut off the bloom stalks once the plant is done blooming. ... Once you trim off the bloom stalks, you can continue caring for your plant as is. After a succulent plant blooms for the first time, it will usually continue to bloom around the same time every year after that.

Should I trim succulents?

Succulent plants often need pruning just like any other kind of garden favorites, for size control, to shape them better, or to propagate them for more plants. And though most succulents can seal off damaged parts, it is always good to quickly remove broken, diseased, or dead leaves, stems and flower stalks.

How long do Echeveria flowers last?

The flowers will stay for approximately two weeks giving you more time to enjoy. As the older flowers are about to dry out, new buds are waiting to open at the end of the stalk. Mostly, the flowers of Echeveria are orange, peach or pink. But sometimes they can also be in white, off white, or yellow.

How do I make my succulents colorful?

Anthocyanins gives plants their red, blue or purple color. Carotenoids give plants a yellow or orange color. Keep your succulents in bright, direct sunlight to help bring out their color.

Why is my pink succulent turning green?

Amount of Light

Just as succulents stretch out from not getting enough light, they may also lose their vibrant colors. ... When grown in the shade or in areas that don't get bright light all day, such as indoors, they will slowly fade to green.

Do succulents like red or blue light?

In fact, succulents, just like many other plants, only care about blue and red light. LED lights are gear toward providing succulents with very narrow spectrum of lights, effectively just one color. By doing this, they save more energy and provide less heat than CFL bulbs.

How do I know if I'm overwatering my succulents?

If your plant's leaves are starting to look yellow and transparent, and feel soggy or mushy to the touch, it's likely suffered from overwatering. An early sign of over-watering is that leaves will start to fall off with just a slight bump.

What does an overwatered cactus look like?

Key signs of overwatering include browning or blackening leaves or stems, browning or blackening at the base of the plant, mushy or leaking plants, and plants literally rotting before your eyes.

How do you tell if you are under watering succulents?

The first thing you'll notice when a succulent needs more water is that the leaves feel rubbery and bend easily (see photo below.) They won't necessarily change color, like they would when they are over-watered. 2. The second sign your plant is under-watered is shriveled and wrinkled leaves (see photo below.)

How do you know if Echeveria is dying?

Here's what to look for to know that your succulent is underwatered:

Shriveled leaves–An underwatered plant will start to have wrinkly, shriveling leaves as its water storage continue to run low. ...
Dried up, brown, dead leaves–You will notice plenty of dried up, dead leaves from the bottom of the plant.

Why are my Echeveria leaves falling off?

The time between watering depends on the temperatures and conditions of the plant. The most common problems seen on Echeveria are due to poor watering habits. Over and under watering can both produce similar symptoms. Wilting, shriveling, dropping leaves.

Is Echeveria poisonous to humans?

Echeveria are safe around pets and humans, although it's not advisable to eat them. They are quite often used as ornaments on wedding cakes, although organically grown plants are suggested. Haworthia are non toxic. Sempervivum Hens and Chicks are safe to grow, and they aren't poisonous if ingested.