echeveria
noun
ech·e·ve·ria
ˌe-chə-və-ˈrē-ə 
: any of a large genus (Echeveria) of tropical American succulent plants of the orpine family that have showy rosettes of often plushy basal leaves and axillary clusters of flowers with erect petals
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Some of the easiest succulents to propagate in winter include jade plants, echeveria, and sedums.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Jan. 2025
Is the dress a seafoam pearl Behr paint swatch, a mother of pearl that just washed onto the shore, an echeveria blue waves cactus?
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
Here, aeonium and echeveria contrast with the strappy textures of Cordyline australis.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2024
The potting mix works for most succulents and cacti, including jade, echeveria, Christmas cactus, and more.
—Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2024
The event will include displays of many rare and unusual succulents, including aloe, echeveria, euphorbia, agave, opuntia, pachypodium and ferocactus.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2023
This is an echeveria, but there are hundreds of varieties of them.
—oregonlive, 4 Sep. 2021
Between bright red lipstick echeverias to spiky zebra plants to adorable rabbit succulents, there are plenty of options to choose from.
—Isabel Garcia, House Beautiful, 26 Mar. 2020
Even love couldn't sustain the tiny echeveria given by my boyfriend that shriveled up into a sorry-looking mess.
—Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 22 June 2018
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Jan. 2025
Is the dress a seafoam pearl Behr paint swatch, a mother of pearl that just washed onto the shore, an echeveria blue waves cactus?
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
Here, aeonium and echeveria contrast with the strappy textures of Cordyline australis.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2024
The potting mix works for most succulents and cacti, including jade, echeveria, Christmas cactus, and more.
—Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2024
The event will include displays of many rare and unusual succulents, including aloe, echeveria, euphorbia, agave, opuntia, pachypodium and ferocactus.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2023
This is an echeveria, but there are hundreds of varieties of them.
—oregonlive, 4 Sep. 2021
Between bright red lipstick echeverias to spiky zebra plants to adorable rabbit succulents, there are plenty of options to choose from.
—Isabel Garcia, House Beautiful, 26 Mar. 2020
Even love couldn't sustain the tiny echeveria given by my boyfriend that shriveled up into a sorry-looking mess.
—Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 22 June 2018
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“Echeveria.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/echeveria. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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