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Beautiful plants.
I have to agree with Tina on the agave's also..... I have been a sucker a few times my worst was a bog standard agave Americana variegated, that had a load of spiel about where it had come from and how rare it was and how its variegation was so much different. Turns out its just a normal everyday plant that was slightly too pale and once in decent light turned out normal yellow variegation. I paid around £25 for that pup.
I now buy plants because I like the look of them

This is quite a nice coloured one, E. frank reinelt, which is a hybrid of agavoides and colorata. I generally check the names on the International Crassulacea Network website, assume this would show which names are correctly registered?

There isn't a Registration authority for Echeveria, any volunteers? Incidentally, Agave has a mention in this thread and there is a Registration Authority for that: American Public Gardens Association based at the US National Arboretum.

Not grumbling this time. Just celebrating Agavoides!

Forgot to include Echeveria Agavoides Aquamarine.
Mine has grown into quite a beast, no pups as of yet.

Pupwise only Lipstick seems to readily produce them. I guess other hybrids have to be very happy to do that, has anyone had experiences of Ebony, Romeo,etc producing offsets? I'm not sure I could ever chop one of plants to force them to offset.

I'm having a go at growing some from seed, and if my hybrids flower together once the temps are right, then perhaps I can try hybridizing?

Wayne

Don't forget that most non-variegated echeverias can be propagated from stem leaves or from the bracts removed from inflorescences. Having said that, I have never tried E. agavoides, there are always exceptions to general principles.

Terry S. wrote: ↑Thu Feb 14, 2019 8:30 am Don't forget that most non-variegated echeverias can be propagated from stem leaves or from the bracts removed from inflorescences. Having said that, I have never tried E. agavoides, there are always exceptions to general principles.

Agavoides is easy from stem leaves. I haven't tried flower stem bracts for this species - it's usually a good method because you don't damage the main rosette.
I suspect the gold glitter leaved E. agavoides on sale in garden centres at Christmas don't come true from leaf cuttings, but I've resisted buying any.

Hi Wayne,
My large Ebony, has produced two pups naturally.
I love that green one