Family: Crassulaceae

Genus: Echeveria

Species: lilacina

Cultivar / variety: 'crispate beauty'

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001287

Common name: Mexican Snowball

English name: Ghost Echeveria

Native: Garden origin

Country: Garden origin

(PGR): Rare

Small succulent rosette 15 cm in diameter, fleshy, leaves blue- green or grey green, covered with white waxy powder, slightly ovoid, undulate margins, wavy, crinkled flowers red, 

ornamental. indoor , office , balcony, 

Texture: Sandy Sandy loam

Fertility: High

Drainage: Well drained

Salinity: None

Water Sources: Well water

Climates: Subtropics

Lights: Light shade

Propagation: Offsets, leaf cuttings,

Flowering time: Summer

Zone: 9a : 11b

pH range: 6.0-6.5

Status: Rare

Life span: Perennial

Habits: Succulent

Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated

Collecting Sources: Botanical garden

Plant Uses: Indoor plant Ornamental

Plant Populations density: Cultivated

Vegetation types: Evergreen Sub tropical

pH: Mild acid Neutral