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)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Plant Height: 6 inches
Plant Spread: 8 inches
Leaves: Glaucous
Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Wildlife Attractant: Hummingbirds
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Leaf
Offsets
Pollinators: Birds
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Echeveria

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Location: Baja California
Date: 2017-08-09
Hybrid offspring back right
Location: Baja California
Date: 2020-02-08
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-03-27
Location: Baja California
Date: 2017-08-03
Inflorescence has 2 branches
Location: Baja California
Date: 2014-08-21
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-10-10
Location: Baja California
Date: 2020-09-27
Location: Baja California
Date: 2020-04-18
Cresting
Location: Baja California
Date: 2018-08-10
Double shepherd's crook
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-10-10
Location: Baja California
Date: 2020-10-24
Crest
Location: Baja California
Date: 2021-10-08
10 inch pot
Location: Baja California
Date: 2020-10-24
Location: Baja California
Date: 2019-01-07
Low light winter phenotype: greenish leaves, open rosette, elonga
Location: Baja California
Date: 2019-08-30
Location: Baja California
Date: 2019-11-16
Location: In my garden in Oklahoma City
Date: 06-01-2019
Echeveria (Echeveria runyonii) 005

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: In my garden in Oklahoma City
Date: 06-01-2019
Echeveria (Echeveria runyonii) 004
Location: US National Arboretum, Washington DC, US
Date: 2019-09-08
Topsy turvey echeveria (Echeveria runyonii 'Topsy Turvey')
Location: z6a, Smith College Botanical Garden
Date: 2012-08-23
Location: Baja California
Date: 2021-08-15
Monstrose flower with double pistils
Location: Baja California
Date: 2017-06-17

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: In my garden in Oklahoma City
Date: 06-01-2019
Echeveria (Echeveria runyonii) 003
Location: US National Arboretum, Washington DC, US
Date: 2015-05-24
Runyonii echeveria (Echeveria runyonii)
Location: US National Arboretum, Washington DC, US
Date: 2015-05-24
Runyonii echeveria (Echeveria runyonii)
Location: z6a, Smith College Botanical Garden
Date: 2012-08-23
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-10-10
Location: Washington DC
Date: 2018-07-15
Runyonii echeveria (Echeveria runyonii)

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
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Location: In my garden in Oklahoma City
Date: 06-01-2019
Echeveria (Echeveria runyonii) 002
Location: In my garden in Oklahoma City
Date: 06-01-2019
Echeveria (Echeveria runyonii) 006
Location: US National Arboretum, Washington DC, US
Date: 2015-08-15
Runyonii echeveria (Echeveria runyonii)
Location: US National Arboretum, Washington DC, US
Date: 2015-05-24
Runyonii echeveria (Echeveria runyonii)

BotBin
Location: In my garden in Oklahoma City
Date: 06-01-2019
Echeveria (Echeveria runyonii) 001
Location: US National Arboretum, Washington DC, US
Date: 2015-08-15
Runyonii echeveria (Echeveria runyonii)
Location: US National Arboretum, Washington DC, US
Date: 2015-05-24
Runyonii echeveria (Echeveria runyonii)
Location: US National Arboretum, Washington DC, US
Date: 2015-05-24
Runyonii echeveria (Echeveria runyonii)

Date: 2017-04-23
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Comments:
  • Posted by Baja_Costero (Baja California - Zone 11b) on Feb 16, 2016 5:08 PM concerning plant:
    Powder blue or gray Echeveria from Tamaulipas with pink flowers, usually in a double shepherd's crook. Low-growing and relatively compact (rosettes to 6-8 inches) with potential to expand sideways over time. Relatively common in cultivation, but probably less common than the mutant form known as "Topsy Turvy". A prolific late summer bloomer and often a prolific offsetter. Both the species and the variant have been used in hybridization. Extremely tasty to rodents and birds.
Discussion Threads about this plant
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Untitled by lovesblooms Mar 22, 2016 5:11 PM 3
Untitled by Gardengirlinpink Aug 23, 2019 11:34 AM 1
Nice! by Johannian Apr 19, 2020 3:32 PM 2
ID question (multiple images) by Baja_Costero Jun 4, 2022 4:05 PM 0
ID question by Castello_decorum Nov 29, 2023 7:58 PM 1
Topsy Turvy? by purpleinopp Feb 13, 2024 6:10 PM 2

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