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Echeveria Ben Badis Morphological Features:

Echeveria Ice Rose Variegated, a striking variegated cultivar, is prized for its rose-like rosettes and icy color contrast, resembling a frozen bloom in succulent collections.

Echeveria Ice Rose Variegated Plant Characteristics

Leaves: Thick, spoon-shaped leaves form 8–12 cm rosettes. Soft green/pale blue bases with irregular creamy white/pink variegation, often frosted at edges. Bright light enhances pink tips; powdery bloom adds ethereal texture.

Growth Form: Medium-sized, moderately growing with short stems. Forms small clusters via occasional offsets, maintaining a compact, symmetrical shape.

Flowers: Spring blooms on tall stalks: vibrant orange/red bell-shaped flowers contrast with cool foliage.

Echeveria Black Knight, a classic in the Echeveria genus of the Crassulaceae family, is renowned for its strikingly dark foliage and imposing rosette shape, earning it the nickname "Dark Warrior" among succulent enthusiasts.

Echeveria Black Knight Plant Characteristics

Leaves: Long, spoon-shaped with pointed tips, thick, and tightly arranged in a rosette. Typically gray-green, they transform into deep purple-black or blue-black hues under ample sunlight and temperature fluctuations, with reddish edges and a metallic sheen. 

Growth Form: A small to medium-sized variety, each rosette measures about 10-15 cm in diameter. 

Flowers: Blooming mainly in spring, slender flower stalks emerge from leaf axils, bearing spike-shaped inflorescences. 

Dudleya gnoma S.W.McCabe, a small succulent in the Dudleya genus, is prized for its compact form and waxy leaves. Its miniature size makes it a favorite among collectors.

Dudleya gnoma S.W.McCabe Plant Characteristics

Leaves: Short, cylindrical, and fleshy, with a grayish-white waxy coating. Sunlight turns leaf tips red and intensifies the gray-green to blue-gray hues; poor light causes fading and loose growth.

Growth Form: Low rosette, 5 - 8 cm wide, with a short stem. Mature plants cluster densely.

Flowers: Blooms in late spring - early summer. Slender stalks bear bell-shaped, pale yellow flowers with orange-red stamens.