Echeveria 'Dondo'

This is certainly one of the current star attractions in the greenhouse. For the relatively small plant it is, it kind of stands out and almost smacks you in the face. Rudolf (Lorraine) Shultz and Attila Kapitany's Echeveria Cultivars says this is a German hybrid of uncertain heritage.

Echeveria 'Dondo'

Echeveria 'Dondo' is a hybrid which blooms about this time of year. The flowers form on short, multiple stalks and are quite colorful. We haven't tested it, but it is supposed to be fairly hardy, surviving cold down to around 20F.

We're in one of those strange weather patterns of cold, then warm, then cold again. In fact, they're predicting the coldest night of the year for Tuesday night. But tomorrow, the warmest day of the year. I wish it would make up its mind...