echeveria
noun
ech·e·ve·ria
ˌe-chə-və-ˈrē-ə 
: any of a large genus (Echeveria) of tropical American succulent plants of the orpine family that have showy rosettes of often plushy basal leaves and axillary clusters of flowers with erect petals
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One of the most interesting parts of this build is that all nine of the succulents are inspired by actual plants including Aloe vera, lavender echeveria, and moon cactus.
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Izzy Baskette, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Some of the easiest succulents to propagate in winter include jade plants, echeveria, and sedums.
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—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Jan. 2025
Is the dress a seafoam pearl Behr paint swatch, a mother of pearl that just washed onto the shore, an echeveria blue waves cactus?
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
The event will include displays of many rare and unusual succulents, including aloe, echeveria, euphorbia, agave, opuntia, pachypodium and ferocactus.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2023
This is an echeveria, but there are hundreds of varieties of them.
—oregonlive, 4 Sep. 2021
Between bright red lipstick echeverias to spiky zebra plants to adorable rabbit succulents, there are plenty of options to choose from.
—Isabel Garcia, House Beautiful, 26 Mar. 2020
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Izzy Baskette, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Some of the easiest succulents to propagate in winter include jade plants, echeveria, and sedums.
5.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Jan. 2025
Is the dress a seafoam pearl Behr paint swatch, a mother of pearl that just washed onto the shore, an echeveria blue waves cactus?
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
The event will include displays of many rare and unusual succulents, including aloe, echeveria, euphorbia, agave, opuntia, pachypodium and ferocactus.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2023
This is an echeveria, but there are hundreds of varieties of them.
—oregonlive, 4 Sep. 2021
Between bright red lipstick echeverias to spiky zebra plants to adorable rabbit succulents, there are plenty of options to choose from.
—Isabel Garcia, House Beautiful, 26 Mar. 2020
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“Echeveria.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/echeveria. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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