Native to Mexico, Echeveria Elegance Cristata inhabits rocky limestone slopes. This crested cultivar exhibits meristematic mutation causing wavy leaf margins and crested growth. It is a perennial, polycarpic species with multiple branching stems. Spatulate leaves 3-5 cm wide arranged in a compact rosette with prominent wavy margins and crested ridges. Gray-blue coloration with intensified violet hues during winter.
Full sun exposure for minimum 6 hours daily; reduced watering from October to March; substrate with at least 70% mineral content (coarse sand and pumice); minimum temperature 5°C; prone to damage from prolonged waterlogging.