Anyone know what to call this plant? It came to me as something which it clearly is not. There are a couple of branches coming out on the lower stem. That is a 6 inch pot.

I see you already have a 'Doris Taylor,' but could that be it?

Echeveria pulvinata?

Yes, perhaps it is the species itself

I did consider both of the above. It is not Doris Taylor, the main difference being these leaves are sort of weak and thin and flat, whereas DT has pretty stiff, fixed, sculptural leaves. It seems too big, with too many leaves, to be pulvinata (of which there are already a few examples around here to compare). Another difference from both of these plants is the texture, which is more velvety then hairy. Like carminea or zorzaniana, but neither of those fit either (way too many leaves on the noID).

A couple of photos to illustrate the differences in hair I'm talking about (but not this actual plant, which won't be ready for extreme closeups for a while).



I'm not sure this is even an Echeveria, but I wouldn't know what else to call it.

My first thought was Echeveria setosa but if that's it, yours is pretty bald (but I've seen some pretty bald ones). Is the fuzz stiff or soft?

Soft, like fabric. Velvety.

Setosa is bristly, no matter how bald.

Perhaps it is some hybrid between the two?

DaisyI said:Setosa is bristly, no matter how bald.

Yes, this was supposed to be a setosa, but neither the hair nor some other features of the leaves are a match. Of the hairy Echeverias I know about, setosa is the one with the most leaves (potentially), but even the varieties that only have a few hairs have pretty long ones. The botanical term for the bristly type of hairs is hirsute, the other kind is more like puberulent.

This could be a hybrid (sure, why not) but I am having a hard time imagining of what. I'm not seeing a lot of setosa in it.

There are plenty of hybrids. It could also be a seed grown, but most people don't like taking the time to grow them from seed. I mean, the seeds are basically dust.. But seedgrowns would have different genes from the parent, meaning it could look different.

It could also be an Echeveria Setosa that just has been grown under different conditions. For example the nursery/ store it was bought from could have grown it in full shade.