Species · genus Echeveria · Crassulaceae

Pulido's Echeveria

Echeveria pulidonis E.Walther

Growth habit

succulent subshrub

Native range

Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast

Echeveria pulidonis — reference photo — no rights reserved · CC0

Cultivars of E. pulidonis

The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.

No named cultivars catalogued under E. pulidonis yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.

Guide

The species-level account. Cultivar pages build on this and say where they differ.

A Compact Mexican Rosette

Echeveria pulidonis, commonly called Pulido's echeveria, is an evergreen succulent forming neat mat-shaped rosettes of fleshy leaves. It stays modest in scale, generally reaching no more than half a metre in height or spread.

Source: RHS

Rooted in Mexico's Dry Hills

This species comes from central Mexico, found in the states of Hidalgo, Veracruz and Puebla. It grows there as a succulent subshrub in desert and dry shrubland settings, and was first formally described by Walther in 1972.

Source: Kew

Sun, Sparse Water, Light Feeding

Grow this echeveria under glass in a standard cactus compost, in full light and low humidity, ideally on a south- or west-facing spot. Water freely while it is in active growth but keep the compost just moist the rest of the time, and feed fortnightly with a dilute, low-nitrogen fertiliser through late spring and summer. It can be moved outdoors for the summer months, though it should be sheltered and is only hardy to about 1 to 5°C.

Source: RHS

Cuttings or Offsets

Propagate by taking stem or leaf cuttings in spring or early summer, or by separating offsets in spring.

Source: RHS

Grey Leaves, Red Edges

The rosettes reach up to 12cm across, made of fleshy, grey-green leaves rimmed in dark red, a margin that deepens under strong light. In summer, arched stems rise above the foliage carrying small clusters of bright yellow, hanging, urn-shaped flowers.

Source: RHS

Watch for Sap-Suckers

Mealybugs, vine weevil and aphids are the pests most likely to trouble this echeveria. Otherwise, it is generally free of disease.

Source: RHS

Tidy Spent Flower Stems

Once flowering has finished, remove the dead flower stems at their base to keep the rosette tidy.

Source: RHS

Care recipe

The species record — the baseline every cultivar inherits unless it says otherwise.

Care notes are early — not yet verified

Light: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Water: ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 10-21d)
Humidity: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Soil: ai:claude-fable-5
Care: ai:claude-fable-5

Light

Direct sun

Water

≈ every 21 days

Humidity

Low — average room

Temperature

10–27 °C

Soil mix

Gritty, fast-draining cactus and succulent mix

Propagation

Leaf or offset cuttings, callused then rooted in dry mix

Fertilizing

Dilute succulent feed once or twice in spring and summer

Growth rate

Slow

Flowering

Bright yellow bells on short stalks in spring

ToxicityAuthoritative · species

Not yet documented

This is where toxicity lives — every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.

Reference images

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Sources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 10-21d) · ai:claude-fable-5

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