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Echeveria colorata,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae, endemic to Mexico.

Echeveria colorata
E. colorata, Huntington Botanical Garden
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Saxifragales
Family:	Crassulaceae
Genus:	Echeveria
Species:	E. colorata
Binomial name
Echeveria colorata E.Walther

Description

Echeveria colorata is an evergreen perennial succulent, with a rosette of fleshy leaves growing up to 40 centimetres (16 in) in diameter.[2]

Taxonomy

Synonym:

• Echeveria lindsayana Walther 1972[3]

Forms:

• Echeveria colorata f. brandtii

Cultivars:

• Echeveria colorata 'Haage'
• Echeveria colorata 'Mexican Giant'

Hybrids:

• Echeveria 'Beatrice'
• Echeveria 'Frank Reinelt'
• Echeveria 'Laulindsa'
• Echeveria 'Margaret Martin'
• × Graptoveria 'Opalina'[2]

Cultivation

Echeveria colorata is cultivated as an ornamental plant for rock gardens and as a potted plant.

In cooler temperate regions, it must be kept indoors for the winter, as it does not tolerate temperatures of −4 °C (25 °F) and below. Optimum growing temperature 23°C to 25°C. In Australia the summer temperatures can reach above 40°C so protection will be required. Either move into a more shaded position or shade cloth covering of 70%.

Etymology

Echeveria is named for Atanasio Echeverría y Godoy, a botanical illustrator who contributed to Flora Mexicana.[4]

Colorata means 'colored'.[4]

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