Echeveria 'Arlie Wright'

This is one of the wonderful, early Dick Wright hybrids, named after his mother Arloine.

Sorry I haven't posted much this month. It's time to get the camera out if someone will give me a kick in the ....

Echeveria 'Etna' and Echeveria 'Arlie Wright'

Tonight I'm posting a couple more classic Echeveria cultivars. The first one is another in the volcano series but not by Dick Wright, but by his close friend, Denise Manley: Echeveria 'Etna'. Some people are attracted to the carunculation of the leaves (that's the name for all the lumpy-bumpies); others are turned off. Each to their own. I like them in their own weird sort of way.

The second is a hybrid by Dick Wright, this one named for his mother, Arloine:  Echeveria 'Arlie Wright'. This one has a fantastic crinkly edge and beautiful color in bright light.

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