Origin and Habitat: Garden origin (Nursery produced cultivar)

• х Pachyveria sp. hort.

Description: This is one of the innumerable x Pachyveria (intergeneric hybrids between the Pachyphytum and Echeveria) found in cultivation, most of this hybrids have not received any formal name.
Habit: It is a small rosette forming succulent.
Leaves: Ovate to wedge-shaped tapered with an acute tip. The leaves are powdery blue with a of purple at the points of the top leaves. This plant will propagate itself by dropping leaves, which then sprout new plants.

Cultivation and Propagation: Easy to grow. Does great in succulent pots with other similar plants like Echeverias.
Soil: It will require a free draining compost.
Moisture: It needs regular water in summer, but reduce watering during winter month, but fairly drought tolerant elsewhere.
Sun exposure: It love full sun, with some shade during the hottest part of the day. A good light exposure helps to keep the plants compact and encourage leaf colour and flowering.
Hardiness: It is fairly hardy. During winter protect from freezing.
Maintenance: Like Graptopetalum and Echeveria, Pachyphytum is sensitive to being handled, as skin oil can damage leaves, in particular those with a pearlescent colouration or farina. After growing for several years tend to become untidy, and should be cut very short or restarted from cuttings.
Pest and diseases: They are sensitive to mealybugs.
Propagation: Cuttings, seeds. New plants can be also propagated from orphaned leaves.