Echeveria purpusorum
CrassulaceaeEcheveria Purpusorum · a succulent from the Crassulaceae family, featuring geometric rosettes with fleshy leaves in pastel shades. Grown in our nursery in the Almería desert under full sun, with minimal watering and 100% mineral soil—the plant pictured is the one you will receive.
About Echeveria Purpusorum
Echeveria Purpusorum is a succulent of the Crassulaceae family, native to Mexico and Central America. It stands out for perfectly symmetrical and structured rosettes, a peculiarity that has fascinated botanists and enthusiasts for generations.
Your Echeveria Purpusorum has been grown at Succulentae, a specialized nursery in Almería, under real Mediterranean arid conditions — more resilient and better adapted than artificial greenhouse plants. The result: more compact, better colored and more resilient plants than those grown in artificial greenhouses.
Botanical fact sheet
| Scientific name | Echeveria Purpusorum | |
| Family | Crassulaceae | |
| Origin | Mexico and Central America | |
| Natural habitat | rocky slopes and mountainous zones | |
| Adult size | 5-30 cm in diameter | |
| Flowering | arched inflorescences with orange or pink bells | |
| Propagation | leaf or rosette | |
| Toxicity | non-toxic |
Did you know?
The Echeveria genus was named after the Mexican botanical illustrator Atanasio Echeverría, who illustrated hundreds of plants during the royal expedition of Sessé and Mociño in the 18th century.
Luz
Direct sun or very bright light (at least 4-6 h of sun)
Riego
Sparse: let the substrate dry out completely between waterings; reduce in winter
Sustrato
Very free-draining mineral substrate, specific for cacti and succulents
Temperatura
Protect below 5 °C; avoid frost and cold damp conditions
