Echeverias in Bloom

By Debra Lee Baldwin – Posted in: Garden Adventures

Echeverias, native to Mexico, have the most amazing blooms.

They remind me of little lanterns or candy corn.

The plants themselves are intriguing too, with lovely rosette shapes and pastel colors that include blue.

The flowers range in color from peach and pink..

…to coral and vibrant orange…

…and pale yellow.

This is Echeveria imbricata in bloom, in the landscape.

And this is Echeveria ‘Blue Sky.’

Most of these photos were taken in mid-July at one of my favorite nurseries, Oasis Water Efficient Gardens in Escondido, CA.

My goal is to share the beauty of waterwise, easy-care succulents in gardens, containers and landscapes via blog posts, newsletters, public speaking and workshops, photos, videos, merchandise, and social media (Facebook and Pinterest). My books: Designing with Succulents, Succulent Container Gardens, and Succulents Simplified.  www.debraleebaldwin.com 

 

 

 

Debra Lee Baldwin

Debra Lee Baldwin

Award-winning garden photojournalist Debra Lee Baldwin authored Designing with Succulents, Succulent Container Gardens, and Succulents Simplified, all Timber Press bestsellers. Her goal is to enhance others' enjoyment and awareness of waterwise plants and gardens by showcasing the beauty and design potential of succulents via books, articles, newsletters, photos, videos, social media and more. Debra and husband Jeff live in the foothills north of San Diego. She grew up in Southern California on an avocado ranch, speaks conversational Spanish, and at age 18 graduated magna cum laude from USIU with a degree in English Literature. Her hobbies include thrifting, birding and watercolor painting. Debra's YouTube channel has had over 3,000,000 views.
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Chrystel July 20, 2012, 10:12 pm

I like these! I wonder how they would do in west Kentucky?

Sole July 21, 2012, 4:21 pm

These are just gorgeous… Now I know why I keep looking at succulents at the nursery, buying a few, but really has no idea what to do about them 😉

Donna July 22, 2012, 8:11 pm

Very pretty images. I very much like these plants, but they are houseplants here. I have a few and they are blooming now too.

Fran July 23, 2012, 10:32 am

Debra….I’m salivating. I thought I’d be able to choose a ‘favorite’ photo but it can’t be done….at least 3 of them are at the top of my list….

Thanks for the inspiration!! Fran

Cathy July 23, 2012, 4:44 pm

Love the photographs and the plants. We will be visiting my brother- and sister-in-law who live in Escondido in October… no bets on where we’re going to be making a field trip!

We just planted our long-awaited succulent garden and managed to get some sanseverias in bloom. What an amazing sight — I never realized they bloomed!

Our new succulent garden is lovely – we’ll be posting about it on our blog in the near future and Debra, you get all the credit for setting us along this path. We devoured your books and your posts here were the inspiration for our project.

We planted for maturity and filled in the spaces with portulacas and coleus to add some color and texture until the succulents spread and fill in.

We had intended to make a hypertufa trough but instead, we turned a cracked fountain into a gorgeous succulent planter. Thanks for the inspiration and guidance!

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