How to tend a Echeveia 'Black Prince'

Watering

Resistant to drought, water thoroughly when soil is dry, reduce water in dormancy

Sunlight

Likes strong light, a short period of dormancy in summer, properly shade

Soil

Peat and akadama mixed in 3:1 ratio

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply once monthly in spring and autumn

Pruning

Remove dead and rotten part timely

About this plant

Origin
Mexico
Category
Crassulaceae, Echeveria
Size
Diameter ≥ 3 cm, height ≥ 10 cm
Blooming period
Succulent plants, sometimes flowers, orange red to red flowers
Flower colors
Leaf color black purple, turn to green when lacking of light