Echeveria lilacina
A slow-growing, silvery-grey rosette up to about 25 cm across from the Sierra Madre Oriental of Nuevo Leon, northern Mexico. It was described from sheer cliffs at about 900 m between Montemorelos and Rayones. Pale pink to coral flowers appear from late winter to early spring. Grow it bright and dry, with cool winters.
Where it grows wild
Sheer limestone cliffs and rocky areas in the Sierra Madre Oriental. The type and paratype labels describe plants on a sheer cliff 16 km east of Rayones. Growing on vertical faces gives perfect drainage and some shading for part of the day.
Type collections are from about 900 m. Wikipedia describes the species as growing at 'quite high elevations', and observations around Santa Catarina and Saltillo suggest it extends higher in the sierra.
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