Echeveria pulvinata
A shrubby Echeveria from the mountains of southern Mexico whose rosettes of thick leaves are covered in dense, velvety white hairs; unlike most echeverias it forms branching, woody stems up to about 30 cm tall. It flowers in winter and spring with orange-red bells. The hairy leaves are an adaptation to strong sun and dry air, so it needs bright light, sharp drainage and water kept off the rosettes.
Where it grows wild
Wild plants grow on rocky slopes and cliffs in seasonally dry scrub and oak woodland in the mountains of Oaxaca and Puebla, rooted in crevices and thin mineral soil, exposed to sun for much of the day.
Montane; most wild records come from the highlands of Oaxaca and Puebla, roughly 1,500–2,500 m, though exact elevations were not checked against specimens.
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