top of page
Echeveria - Star Struck

Echeveria - Star Struck

Echeveria 'Star Struck' is a captivating succulent highly regarded for its striking appearance. This hybrid cultivar forms a beautiful, compact rosette of fleshy leaves, making it a favored choice for succulent enthusiasts and gardeners alike. Its unique coloration and form bring a touch of natural artistry to any collection or display.

 

Key Features:

  • Rosette Shape: Exhibits a classic, symmetrical rosette growth pattern.
  • Foliage: Features thick, often wide and slightly pointed leaves with a smooth or subtly waxy texture.
  • Coloration: Displays a lovely palette of soft grey, blue-green, or lilac hues, frequently accented by delicate pink or reddish tips and edges, particularly when exposed to ample sunlight.
  • Size: Typically grows into a relatively small to medium-sized rosette, generally reaching a few inches in diameter.
  • Flowering: May produce tall stalks with bell-shaped flowers, often in shades of coral or orange, typically in the spring or summer.

 

Care:

  • Light: Thrives in bright conditions, ideally with some direct sunlight to maintain its vibrant coloration. Can tolerate partial shade, but less light may result in less intense 색.
  • Watering: Requires infrequent watering. Allow the soil to dry out completely between waterings to prevent root rot, which succulents are susceptible to.
  • Soil: Needs well-draining soil. A cactus or succulent mix is ideal to ensure proper drainage.
  • Temperature: Prefers moderate temperatures and can tolerate some cooler conditions, but should be protected from frost.

 

Maintenance and Propagation:

  • Maintenance: Remove dead or dying lower leaves as needed to keep the rosette tidy and help prevent pests. Rotate the plant periodically if it's in a location with directional light to encourage even growth.
  • Propagation: Can be propagated through several methods. Leaf cuttings can be rooted by allowing a detached leaf to callous for a few days before placing it on or in well-draining soil. Offsets or "chicks" that form at the base of the mother plant can be carefully removed and planted as new individuals. Beheading the top rosette from an etiolated (stretched) stem is another propagation method, allowing both the rooted stem base and the beheaded rosette to potentially produce new plants.

 

Echeveria 'Star Struck' is a relatively easy-care succulent that rewards with its stunning visual appeal. Its moderate size and beautiful coloring make it a versatile addition to succulent arrangements, containers, or as a standalone specimen, bringing a touch of enduring charm to any space.

 

 

* Picture and information intended only as a guide.  Size and colours of plants will vary, not any 1 plant is exactly the same and minor variations will occur.

 

** All plants will be posted bare rooted.

 

    $16.99Price
    Quantity

    We offer shipping within Australia however adhering to biosecurity laws we cannot offer shipping of living plants to TAS, NT or WA.

    For more information, please visit our FAQ's & T's & C's before placing your order.

    Contact

    ©2020 by Happy Succas.

    bottom of page