Echeveria 'Perle von Nürnberg'

Echeverias are magnificent succulents, which with very basic care will be in perfect condition. They are so beautiful and attract so much attention that numerous hybrids and cultivars have been created, such as the Echeveria 'Perle von Nürnberg'. This is for sale relatively easily in cactus and succulent nurseries, as well as in those where they sell all kinds of species; sometimes you can even find it in supermarkets like Lidl or Aldi, where they renew their catalog of plants every week.

Why? For several reasons. Not only are we talking about an easy-care and beautiful plant, but it is also easy to multiply by leaf cuttings., much more than by seeds. Thus, if you want to obtain new specimens of yours, you will only have to take a leaf and put it to take root in a pot. But if you want to know how it is done, then we are going to talk about this and other topics so that your succulent can always be beautiful.

How is it?

La Echeveria 'Perle von Nürnberg' is a succulent that you will not find in nature, since it is a hybrid created by the human being, specifically the German gardener Alfred Gräser did it around 1930. His parents are the Echeveria gibbiflora 'Metallica' and the echeveria elegans. The scientific name is as follows: Echeveria x perle von Nuremberg.

It is a plant that grows forming a rosette of fleshy, lilac-pink leaves. This can measure about 30 centimeters in diameter by about seven or eight centimeters high more or less. It tends to produce a few pups throughout its life. The flowers arise from a stem which sprouts from the center of the rosette, and are pink. It blooms in spring.

of this hybrid other cultivars have been obtained, for example:

• Echeveria 'Green Pearl': As its name indicates, its leaves are green (green is green in English).
• Echeveria 'Purple Pearl': it has the leaves of a darker color, more reddish.
• Echeveria 'Rainbow': it is similar, but with variegated leaves. It has lilac leaves, but with a greenish line that goes from the center of the rosette to the tip of each leaf.
• Echeveria 'Son of Pearl': the leaves are somewhat bluish.

What are the care of the Echeveria 'Perle von Nürnberg'?

Now that we know more about her, we must know the care that should be provided. So if you have acquired one, we recommend that you take care of it in the following way:

Is it indoor or outdoor?

This echeveria is a plant that withstands the cool well, but frost, or even frost, damage its leaves as they are very delicate and easily damaged. For this reason, It should only be kept outside all year if the temperatures in autumn and winter are above 5ºC.

Now, from my own experience I also tell you that if you are in an area where the thermometer drops to 0 degrees, or even if there is a very weak frost of up to -1ºC and punctually, if you have it outside but under a roof or somewhat sheltered, it will most likely hold up well.

Sun or shade?

Our protagonist is a crass that needs lots and lots of light. Ideally, it should be accustomed to direct sun from a young age, but it can also grow well in filtered light. But, I insist, it must always be in an area in which clarity. If it is going to be inside the house, we will have to put it in the room where there are windows through which the sun's rays enter directly; and if we will keep it outside, it can be either in the sun or in an area where the light is filtered, for example by a shading mesh.

Pot or soil?

Esto it will depend above all on youof your preferences. Also the climate, but less because even if there is frost in your area, if you have a warm spring and summer, with temperatures above 20ºC, you have the option of planting your echeveria in the garden with its pot. Then, when the weather starts to get bad, you just have to take it out and bring it inside the house.

Now yeah It is important that you keep in mind that the land must have very good drainage., since it is a plant that does not like waterlogging. Therefore, if you want to plant it in a pot, you have to put, for example, a substrate for succulents such as this, or a mixture of peat with perlite in equal parts.

If the soil in the garden gets waterlogged quickly, make a hole of about 50 x 50 centimeters and then proceed to fill it with some of the substrate that we just mentioned.

When is Echeveria 'Perle von Nürnberg' watered?

It should only be watered when the soil is dry.. As we have said, it does not like excess water at all, so you have to try to water too much. In case of doubt, we advise you to use the stick method to see if the soil is moist or if, on the contrary, it has already dried. Here we explain how it is done:

When do you have to pay it?

You can pay in spring to late summer. This way we will ensure that it grows well, and that it is strong. But it is advisable to add fertilizers or fertilizers that are for succulent plants such as this, since these have the nutrients it needs to grow without problems.

How does it multiply?

The easiest and fastest way is by leaf cuttings throughout the spring.. You simply have to take some that are neither very new nor very old, and lay them on a pot with substrate for this type of plant. Cover the cut area of ​​each leaf with a little of this soil, since that is where the roots will sprout and it is highly recommended that they find a little soil in order to develop well.

Do you have pests or diseases?

Unfortunately, it can be affected by several pests, such as mealybugs or snails. We will see the first ones especially in summer, between the leaves; the latter appear after a rainy episode, and what they do is eat the plant.

In order to avoid it, it is advisable to treat it with diatomaceous earth if it has mealybugs, or with some snail repellent if these animals are nearby.

And you, do you have any Echeveria 'Perle von Nürnberg'?