Echeveria Melaco - Succulent Plant

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Description

Echeveria Melaco is an attractive succulent plant with a shiny brownish red rosette with a green centre.
What makes it special:
  • Echeveria melaco is very low maintenance plant.
  • one of the best for sunny windows.
  • Hardy nature with an attractive look.
  • Popular house plant with attractive leaves.
    • Constituents:
    • Echeveria Melaco - Succulent Plant - 1
    • 3 inch (8 cm) Grower Round Plastic Pot (Black)- 1
    • 3.3 inch (8 cm) Square Plastic Planter with Rounded Edges (White)- 1

    Echeveria is evergreen or deciduous compact rosette succulent in Crassulaceae family. It is rosette succulent in dark brown color.Leaves are numerous compact and densely crowded, obovate-cuneate in shape.

    Plant Specifications

    Plant Height 5 inch (13 cm)
    Plant Spread 4 inch (10 cm)
    *above specification are indicative only. actual dimensions may vary by +-10%
    Common Name Rosette succulents, Black rosette,
    Maximum Reachable Height Up to 6 inches.
    Flower Colour orange.
    Bloom Time Mid-summer.
    Difficulty Level Easy to grow.

    Planting and care


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    Sunlight

  • Keep the plant indoor or outdoor with Natural direct / Artificial bright Light.
  • Protect the Money plant from direct harsh sunlight as it can cause damage to the foliage.
    • Soil
  • The soil should be well drained and fertile rich in oragnic content.
    • Watering
  • Poke your finger/plain small stick into the soil to check the moisture.
  • Water when top soil (3-4 inches) feels dry to touch.
  • Water thoroughly in the summer and reduce watering in winter and rainy season.
    • Application of Fertilizer
  • During the main growing season feed the Money plant with organic fertilizer once a month.
  • Loosen the topsoil without disturbing the roots of the plant so it can uptake the nutrients and moisture easily.
    • Re-potting
  • When a plant outgrows in current pot, re-pot with fresh potting soil and some fertilizer.
  • Do the re-potting late evening and keep the plant in shady area for 2 to 3 days and then move the plant in its suitable climatic condition.
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    Plant Protection
  • Remove dead, infected or damaged plant parts and dispose them away from the planting area.
  • Spray Neem, Eucalyptus or Citrus oil for any insect/pest attack, as a primary treatment.

    • Donts
  • Easily grows in AC rooms but away from AC vents.
  • Do not over-water the plant especially when pot does not have drainage holes.

    • Echeveria Melaco care

  • Keep the plant in Natural indirect bright Light.
  • Poke your finger/plain small stick into the soil to check the moisture.
  • Water when top soil (3-4 inches) feels dry to touch.
  • Do not re-pot for min. 2 weeks after receiving it.
    • Sunlight
  • At least 1-3 hours of preferably morning sunlight a day is ideal for plant to grow well and natural indirect bright light for the rest of the day.
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    Watering
  • Before water poke your finger/plain small stick into the soil to check the moisture.
  • Water when top soil (3-4 inches) feels dry to touch.
  • Water thoroughly in the summer and reduce watering in winter and rainy season.
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    Soil Soil should be well drain and fertile, rich in organic content.
    Temperature 20-40 degrees celsius.
    Fertilizer
  • During the main growing season (June-July) feed the plant with organic fertilizer.
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    Echeveria Melaco uses

    Ornamental Use:

    • It is used for ornamental purpose as succulent in dish garden, terrarium etc
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