x Pachyveria 'Blue Mist'

[Harry B]

The flowers are a bit pale because of the grey days we have. (should be more red), but it one of the first signs of spring. (we had fresh snow today )
Harry

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[Marise]

I think the flowers look lovely as they are.

Where are you situated to get fresh snow today?

[Harry B]

Thanks Marise.
The nothern part of the Netherlands.
H.

[Liz M]

Hi Harry, the flowers are nice and something to welcome at this time of year, the colour of the leaves is amazing. I have a lot of Echeverias and some of them have very blue leaves, others are showing winter colour with a lot of reds and they are in bud or buds are forming. Echeveria defractens and some of the E affinis hybrids have had flowers and buds for sometime. I have not noticed if Pachyphytums or Graptopetalums are in bud, a bit early yet, especially after the cold we have experienced.
Have you had any losses with Echeverias and hybrids with the temperatures we have had? I thought that I was going to lose a lot, as many froze but when they thawed they looked as if nothing had happened. I await Spring with some trepidation, in case there are more losses than I feared.

[Harry B]

Thanks Liz;
No I did not loose much this winter. My plants are (almost) all in the house in a cold sunroom. Some are drying out a bit, but they will be alright after their first watering this spring.
Harry

[Suwich]

what a beautiful flower. Thank you very much for sharing.

[Ali Baba]

Hi Liz
a couple of the Pachyphytums I got from you are just showing flower spikes, my greenhouse is perhaps a little warmer than yours
Ali

[Liz M]

I looked at all my Pachyphytums today, most of which are in the porch, and none of them has any buds. Only Pachyphytum oviferum is in a greenhouse and it has withstood -4C, no buds but looking great.
Here is a blue Echeveria, E elegans that used to be E potosina, not as blue as some, it has that lovely pink tinge that a lot get in the cold months.
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[Liz M]

Here is another that turns really red in winter. I got it from the National and it has been a great buy. Echeveria 'Gilva'
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[Phil Hocking]

Should we be watering them now? My Blue Mist is indoors (frost free) and is looking quite shrivelled.

Somerset Phil