About Echeveria 'Honey Pink'
Echeveria 'Honey Pink' is a hybrid belonging to the Echeveria genus in the Crassula family, native to Korea. The adaxial leaf is flat, while the abaxial is an arc-shaped bulge. The neatly arranged pinkish-green to pinkish-blue foliage with visible ribs makes it stunning and striking, forming a compact rosette. The acuminate tipped on the plump and lush leaves is prone to be red in autumn and winter, making 'Honey Pink' more cutie and sweetie.
How to care for Echeveria 'Honey Pink'
Sun/Location: Echeveria 'Honey Pink' is not anti-solarization since there is no epicuticular wax on Echeveria 'Honey Pink's surface and is not cold-proof, making given to shade in sweltering summer and warm in winter. Full sun to partial shade is allowed in other seasons, supplying the right temperature difference and sufficient sunlight. Hence Echeveria 'Honey Pink' becomes a reddish-dappled cutie.
Soil/Pot: Echeveria 'Honey Pink' feels happy to sit in a pot with a drainage hole like a terracotta pot and free-draining potting soil. Echeveria 'Honey Pink's parents could try blending their soil mix, using peat soil, perlite, vermiculite, volcanic stone, terracotta, deer marsh soil, etc., which is more breathable and less prone to waterlogging, preventing the rot roots.
Watering: Echeveria 'Honey Pink' is drought tolerant as the abundant storage in its plum and lush leaves. Same to most succulents, the soak-and-dry method is adaptable to maintain the appropriate moisture. The water frequency and amount control are essential in summer and winter, keeping from rotting away and blade hydration. Watering squeeze bottles or syringes are more accurate tools to pour on the soil instead of the succulent leaves, preventing overwatering or underwatering.
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Primary color: green; orange
Secondary color: red
Cold hardiness: Zone 9b to 11b (from 25 °F to 50 °F)
Product format: Rooted in 2" pot
Suitability: Balcony, Window, Rock Garden, Container, Terrariums
Propagation: Leaf, Cutting
Special characteristic: Low maintenance, Pet Safe"