Echeveria Melaco - Succulent Plant

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.

Pack contents

• Echeveria Melaco - Succulent Plant
• 3 inch (8 cm) Grower Round Plastic Pot (Black)

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: Refer our Garden Guide for detailed procedures and meanings of words related to gardening.

SunlightKeep 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. SoilThe soil should be well drained and fertile rich in oragnic content. WateringPoke 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 FertilizerDuring 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-pottingWhen 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. For re-potting procedure click here

Plant ProtectionRemove 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.
DontsEasily 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 careKeep 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.

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.

• 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.

Echeveria Melaco uses
Ornamental Use:
It is used for ornamental purpose as succulent in dish garden, terrarium etc

It containsSrItem name1Echeveria Melaco - Succulent Plant23 inch (8 cm) Grower Round Plastic Pot (Black)