Echeveria

Echeveria - Dwarf succulent plants, much used in the flower garden, especially the half-hardy species like secunda. Other species are tenderer, and need a greenhouse to keep them through the winter, and a warm house or frame to propagate them in the spring. E. metallica is a noble species, and distinct in the size of its leaves and in their rich metallic hue. The fine E. metallica is very effective on the margins of beds and groups of the dwarfer foliage plants, or here and there among hardy succulents. It should be planted out about the middle of May.

As soon as the seed is ripe, prepare to sow it. Fill some 4-inch pots to within 1/4 inch of the rim with equal proportions of leaf-mould and well-sanded loam. Make the surface very firm, and water the soil so that the whole body of it becomes thoroughly moistened. Having allowed the moisture to drain away, scatter the seed lightly and cover it thinly with silver sand. Place the pot in a hand-light or in a close frame; cover with a pane of glass and shade. The seed will germinate before the soil can dry, and if it is sown as soon as it is ripe every seed will come up. As soon as the seedlings are large enough to handle, prick them out thinly into pans or 6-inch pots; keep them close until they are fairly established, and then allow them the full benefit of sun and air. After the middle of September give no water, and take care to remove all decay as soon as it is perceived. If planted early in April in well-worked and fairly enriched soil, these little plants will be strong by the autumn, but they are of little value for the northern gardens.

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