Echeveria’Sarahime Botan ' is a popular Japanese loan-blend with foliation that changes color count on the season and growing conditions .
Echeveria’Sarahime Botan '
Family : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : SempervivoideaeTribe : SedeaeGenus : Echeveria
Private collection, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Photo by Santino Rischitelli. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
Echeveria’Sarahime Botan ' is ahybridcreated in Japan from a cross betweenEcheveria cuspidatavar.zaragozaeandEcheveria halbingeri .
Echeveria’Sarahime Botan ' is a beautiful succulent with compactrosettesof blue - green leave with pinkish to purple tips and a o.k. powdery covering . The rosettes can hit about 4 inches ( 10 cm ) in diameter and produceoffsetsat the base , form a smallclumpover time . The leaf are thick and heavy , ab initio upright , becoming spreading with age . When accent , the outer leave-taking become purple , starting from the top .
During the spring , the rosettes create clump of little , buzzer - shape flowers that hang from arching stalks . The flowers are pinkish - red outside and orange inside .
Private collection, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Photo by Santino Rischitelli. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
visible radiation : Echeveria ' Sarahime Botan ' requires full Dominicus to partial shade for optimum growth . Therefore , site it near the vivid window in your home . If you plan to move the plant outside in spring , do so step by step and keep off vulnerability to acute good afternoon Lord’s Day .
Soil : It is important to have soil that drains quickly to grow a goodish succulent . While many grower prefer tocreate their own soil mix , commercial-grade soil will work delicately .
Temperature : High temperature are not a problem as long as there is plenty of fresh air , butEcheveria’Sarahime Botan ' is a tender succulent and must be brought indoors if there is a hazard of freezing temperatures . It arise best inUSDA Plant Hardiness Zones10a to 11b , with average minimum winter temperatures lay out from 30 to 50 ° F ( -1.1 to 10 ° C ) .
Private collection, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Photo by Noelene Tomlinson. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
Watering : This plant favour the " soak and dry " method during the growing time of year . weewee deep and countenance the soil completely dry out out before watering again . pee sparingly during the winter , only enough to keep the plant from shriveling . Above all , if you have a saucer under the can , do not forget to empty the supernumerary water .
Fertilizing : Although it can produce well without fertilizer , Echeveria’Sarahime Botan ' may profit from supernumerary nutrients . Feed only during the growing season and use a water - soluble fertiliser thin to half the commend strength .
repot : If growing this plant in a container , repot as call for in bound or early summer , but ensure the soil is dry before you begin . Also , always use a container with drainage maw .
Private collection, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Photo by Santino Rischitelli. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
Propagation : Echeveria’Sarahime Botan ' can be distribute by leaves or offset , and the safe clock time to do so is in the spring .
Learn more atHow to Grow and Care for Echeveria .
Echeveria’Sarahime Botan ' has no reported toxic effects . However , although it is good for growing around children andpets , it is not advisable to eat it .
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