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| Echeveria Allegra, Starting to Bloom |
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| Echeveria Allegra, Blooming |
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| Echeveria Allegra, Up Close |
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| Echeveria Allegra, Blooming |
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| Echeveria Allegra, Blooming |
Echeverias are some of my favorite succulents. There are a wide range of varieties, and each is so unique and colorful! Echeverias usually bloom in the summer time, but sometimes in winter or spring depending on the variety. The blooms usually last for a few weeks to a month!!
Photoed above is my Echeveria Allegra, which bloomed from July-August. It grew 3 flower stalks in the same summer. The flowers were a beautiful bright pink and orange color, and each flower stalk lasted about a month. Once the flower stalk dies, it is healthiest for the plant to cut it off near the leaves.
Echeverias can often be confused with Sempervivums because both can grow in a "Hen and Chicks" formation, which is where new baby plants, "chicks", will start to grow from the base of the mother plant, the "hen". However, unlike Sempervivums, which die after they flower, Echeverias will continue to grow and will flower year after year.
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