General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Orange
Yellow
Flower Time: Summer
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Suitable for miniature gardens
Wildlife Attractant: Hummingbirds
Propagation: Seeds: Other info: will not come true from seed if the plant is a hybrid
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Leaf
Offsets
Pollinators: Birds
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Painted Lady
  • Echeveria
  • Dama Pintada
  • Baby Echeveria

Photo Gallery

Date: c. 1942
illustration from the 1942 catalog, Johnson's Cactus Gardens, Hyn
Location: Botanischer Garten München-Nymphenburg
Date: 2018-03-11
Location: Botanischer Garten Berlin
Location: Botanical Garden of Berlin
Date: 2022-06-08
Location: Dunedin Botanic Garden, New Zealand
Date: 11/18/2017
photo by Krzysztof Ziarnek via Wikimedia Commons: https://commons
Location: At our garden - San Joaquin County, CA
Date: 2014-05-03
My very first Echeveria derenbergii
Location: Botanischer Garten München-Nymphenburg
Location: Botanical Garden of Berlin
Date: 2022-06-08
Location: Botanischer Garten Berlin
Location: Dunedin Botanic Garden, New Zealand
Date: 11/18/2017
photo by Krzysztof Ziarnek via Wikimedia Commons: https://commons
Location: Botanical Garden in Germany
Photo: Olaf Leillinger
Location: Guanajuato
Date: 2016-12-12
Location: Pacific Northwest zone 8
Date: Sep 5, 2010
Location: Fairfax, VA | December 2022
Date: 2022-12-28
Location: At our garden - San Joaquin County, CA
Date: 2015-11-11 - Fall Season
Photo update of my Echeveria derenbergii
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Aug 3, 2011

Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Date: 11-1-13
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