PlantFiles: Echeveria
Echeveria 'Perle von Nurnberg'

A lovely habit, beautiful colour, an unusual Echeveria, not sold as often as its glaucus blue 'brother'. Does best in sun, and in well drained soils. Prefers not to be bothered by frost but doesn't react harshly to light frost either.

A good tough plant.

From http://www.cactuscollection.com:

Echeveria 'Perle von Nurnberg', one of the most beautiful of Echeverias, is a hybrid of Echeveria gibbiflora v. metallica and Echeveria potosina. Rosette to 6" in diameter of lovely pruinose violet pink with somewhat triangular leaves. Gracefully arching spike of delicate coral flowers during spring months. Excellent for windowsill culture or as color accent in rock garden or dish garden. In habitat, many Echeverias grow on rocky outcroppings at higher altitudes. In this habitat, the water drains quickly away from the roots of the plant, never allowing the plant to remain waterlogged. For this reason, it is essential in cultivation to use a very porous soil, which will allow quick drainage. Bright light is required to prevent "stretching" of Echeverias ("stretching" occurs when a moderately fast growing plant such as an Echeveria, is grown in dim light or over-fertilized, which causes overly lush growth that contributes to weak, pallid plants). Water thoroughly when soil is dry to the touch. Protect from frost.

My poor little plant somehow got uprooted and I found it on the ground below my balcony. I am 3 floors up, so I don't know if the wind did it, or a bird or squirrel. Anyhow, I re-potted the poor guy, and even though it was torn up pretty bad and only half the plant was left and very little root, it regrew to it's normal self very quickly (less than 2 months).

I was given this plant as an indoor plant. It has grown about 10 long and I need to repot it . How should I do this.?

Very easy and reliable outdoor plant, at least here in So Cal, where it takes lots of water without rotting, and does well in high heat situations as well, though better at those times with a bit of afternoon shade. Tolerates low light situations in the garden, too. Relatively slow growing and very slow to sucker (if at all). Nice purply color which is fairly consistent throughout the seasons. Higher light and heat seem to increase the purple a bit, though. Leaves semicircular with a marked nipple in the middle. Gets about 5" in diameter at the most, usually a bit less.