Walnut Creek’s Ruth Bancroft is a national authority on drought-resistant gardening. Twice a month, she and her staff share their knowledge with readers. The genus Echeveria is one of Mexico’s great ...

Available in myriad funky shapes, sizes, pastel colours and affordable prices, Echeveria make great, easy-to-care-for houseplants for anyone looking for a windowsill accessory. Their leaves grow in ...

As succulents only continue to grow in popularity, echeveria plants have become a favorite among gardeners and interior ...

Walnut Creek’s Ruth Bancroft is a national authority on drought-resistant gardening. Twice a month, she and her staff share their knowledge with readers. Plants in the genus Echeveria are often ...

My fascination with the Echeveria (Crassulaceae) plant family started decades ago during a horticultural show — I cannot remember where, but I was an exhibitor — and someone I didn’t know had an ...

A member of the stonecrop (Crassulaceae) family along with jade and kalanchoe, echeveria (Echeveria) is an easy-to-grow succulent. Because it’s so popular and easy to hybridize, it comes in a variety ...

JERRY COLEBY-WILLIAMS: One of my favourite leaf succulents is Echeverias and this group came from three individual plants in three years. Now, the way you propagate these, normally, is to take one ...

The pitfalls of being a plant parent are legion, particularly if you weren’t blessed with a green thumb. Fortunately, even serial houseplant killers can successfully keep a succulent alive. This ...

When your favorite succulent gets too tall and leggy, what should you do? Many rosette forming succulents like Echeveria, ...

Two of the greatest joys in life are pets and plants. Unfortunately, there are a lot of common houseplants that can be toxic to our four-legged friends if ingested. With that being said, there’s no ...