This slow-growing plant has a unique rosette shape that is quite attractive. The leaves have a wedge shape and can vary in color between white-pink and green-gray, depending on how much light it receives. During the early spring, the succulent may produce pink flowers.
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Care and Propagation Information
The “Ghost Echeveria” is a popular plant due to its pale foliage. It can be grown in pots, mixed with other plants, or planted directly in the ground. Although it grows slowly, it does not produce many offsets.
It thrives both outdoors and indoors when it is provided with enough light to prevent it from becoming leggy.
Watering
The “Ghost Echeveria” succulent has typical watering requirements and should be watered using the “soak and dry” technique, allowing the soil to completely dry out between each watering.
Make sure to grab our FREE watering guide to learn how to recognize when your succulents are being given too much water and what to do in order to save them.
Where to Plant
If you reside in an area with temperatures that drop below 30°F (-1.1°C), it is recommended to keep the “Ghost Echeveria” in a pot that can be brought inside. This succulent thrives in partial sunlight or bright light indoors.
Pest Information
It appears that Echeveria are particularly vulnerable to mealybug invasions.
How to Propagate Echeveria lilacina “Ghost Echeveria”
Leaves
Place the leaf on a plate and cover it with moist soil. Keep the soil consistently moist, and the leaf should start to form new roots in a few weeks.
Allow the leaf to form a protective callous over several days, and then place on top of soil that allows water to drain properly. Be sure to water the soil thoroughly each time it has dried out completely. Once the leaf has developed roots and a rosette of new growth, and the original leaf has withered away, carefully transfer the plant to a different pot.
Cuttings
To propagate a “Ghost Echeveria”, use a clean, sharp knife or a pair of scissors to cut a piece of the plant. Let the cut heal for a couple of days before planting it in soil that drains well.
Care and Propagation Information
General Care for Echeveria lilacina “Ghost Echeveria”
The “Ghost Echeveria” is a popular plant due to its pale foliage. It can be grown in pots, mixed with other plants, or planted directly in the ground. Although it grows slowly, it does not produce many offsets.
It thrives both outdoors and indoors when it is provided with enough light to prevent it from becoming leggy.
Watering
The “Ghost Echeveria” succulent has typical watering requirements and should be watered using the “soak and dry” technique, allowing the soil to completely dry out between each watering.
Make sure to grab our FREE watering guide to learn how to recognize when your succulents are being given too much water and what to do in order to save them.
Where to Plant
If you reside in an area with temperatures that drop below 30°F (-1.1°C), it is recommended to keep the “Ghost Echeveria” in a pot that can be brought inside. This succulent thrives in partial sunlight or bright light indoors.
Pest Information
It appears that Echeveria are particularly vulnerable to mealybug invasions.
How to Propagate Echeveria lilacina “Ghost Echeveria”
This species of Echeveria known as “Ghost Echeveria” is most successful when propagated using leaves or cuttings rather than offsets, as offsets do not have a reliable success rate.
Leaves
Place the leaf on a plate and cover it with moist soil. Keep the soil consistently moist, and the leaf should start to form new roots in a few weeks.
Allow the leaf to form a protective callous over several days, and then place on top of soil that allows water to drain properly. Be sure to water the soil thoroughly each time it has dried out completely. Once the leaf has developed roots and a rosette of new growth, and the original leaf has withered away, carefully transfer the plant to a different pot.
Cuttings
To propagate a “Ghost Echeveria”, use a clean, sharp knife or a pair of scissors to cut a piece of the plant. Let the cut heal for a couple of days before planting it in soil that drains well.