🌱 Morphology
Compact cultivar of Echeveria agavoides, which develops a symmetrical, tightly imbricated, star-shaped rosette, reaching around 15–20 cm in diameter in adult specimens.

The leaves are thick, rigid, and distinctly triangular, with a pronounced central keel and a long, pointed tip. The base remains green to grey-green, while under bright light the margins and especially the tips acquire an intense pink, coral, or reddish colour. The contrast between the green of the leaf and the coloured tip is one of its most distinctive ornamental features.

The structure resembles a small agave plant, but with a delicate pink brushstroke along each tip, from which the metaphorical name “Agave Ruby” derives.

🌍 Distribution, habitat and family
Family Crassulaceae · Urbiniae series.

Horticultural cultivar of Echeveria agavoides, and therefore without its own natural distribution. The species from which it originates is native to Mexico, where it grows in dry, rocky areas.

No documentation reliable enough has been located to establish the breeder, year of creation, or a specific hybrid genealogy for ‘Pink Robin’, so no additional parents are attributed to it.

❄️ Temperature
USDA zone 9a. Tolerates minimum temperatures of up to −6 ºC occasionally when completely dry. In Madrid, it is recommended to protect it from prolonged frosts and, especially, from the combination of cold and moisture.

☀️ Lighting
Full sun. Indicative DLI PAR: 20–30 mol·m⁻²·day⁻¹.

High light levels keep the rosette compact and are essential for developing the characteristic intense pink colour of the tips and margins. After winter, gradual acclimatisation to direct sunlight is recommended.

During periods of extreme heat, it can be temporarily protected from the most intense midday sun.

💧 Growth cycle and watering
Winter dormancy.

During the active growth period, abundant watering and allowing the substrate to dry out completely before watering again are recommended. Its thick leaf system allows it to withstand dry periods, but the roots are sensitive to waterlogging.

In autumn, watering should be gradually reduced, and during winter dormancy, it should be kept practically dry, especially when temperatures are low.

🌸 Flowering
Produces tall, branched flower stalks, generally during the warmer seasons. The flowers are tubular or bell-shaped, with reddish or pink tones on the outside and yellow towards the inside, characteristic of the E. agavoides group.

No age of first flowering has been specifically documented for ‘Pink Robin’, nor has conclusive information been found regarding its self-fertility.

🌿 Nutrition
During the active growth period, Desert CHOICE® Succulents is recommended, applied after watering. Before flowering, it can be supplemented with Desert CHOICE® Flowering. Fertilising is not recommended during winter dormancy.

This is an inimitable xerophyte grown in Madrid in a technological square pot with a substrate activated with mycorrhizal fungi and biofungicides.

Gourmet black pot, 10x10 cm