🌱 Morphology
   A historic hybrid that forms clumps of fleshy rosettes on short stems, with a total height that can reach approximately 25 cm. Its leaves are numerous, elongated and obovate, measuring about 6–7 cm in length, with a convex upper surface and a well-marked central keel. They show blue-green tones and a whitish powdery coating, often accompanied by white lines or bands on both sides of the leaf. The apex ends in a small mucron. It is a highly variable hybrid: it can produce rosettes of different sizes, variegated or deformed leaves, and even crested forms.

🌍 Distribution, habitat and family
Horticultural hybrid created by Louis de Smet in Belgium and documented since 1877. Its parental formula is Pachyphytum bracteosum × Echeveria secunda. It has no natural distribution of its own. Family Crassulaceae, subfamily Sempervivoideae, tribe Sedeae; notogenerus ×Pachyveria. The name Echeveria × scheideckeri was historically published for this same hybrid. In some catalogs it appears as ‘Clevelandii’, although the use of this synonym is not uniform.

❄️ Temperature
USDA 9b (−3.9 °C) as a general reference, not as a guarantee of resistance. It is recommended to protect it from prolonged frosts and damp cold, especially when grown in a pot.

☀️ Lighting
Soft full sun, with gradual acclimatization. Indicative PAR DLI of 15–25 mol·m⁻²·day⁻¹. Abundant lighting promotes compact growth and highlights the powdery coating and white bands. In summer, it is advisable to protect it from the most intense sun during heatwaves.

💧 Growth cycle and watering
Opportunistic, with growth mainly during the mild seasons. It is recommended to water thoroughly and allow the substrate to dry out completely before the next watering. In winter, watering should be spaced out, avoiding persistent moisture around the roots and between the leaves. Crested or deformed forms require special attention to ventilation and drainage.

🌸 Flowering
It produces generally one-sided and somewhat drooping inflorescences, with flowers with red-orange petals and yellow tips. The coloration can vary with the season and growing conditions. It is described as a hybrid capable of flowering several times a year, although there is no solid data on the age of the first flowering or 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. During the winter dormancy, fertilization is not recommended.

This is an inimitable xerophyte grown in Madrid in a high-tech square pot with the substrate activated with mycorrhizal fungi.
9x9 cm pot