Echeveria nodulosa on 7-19-16, #274-29.
Painted Echeveria
Echeveria nodulosa
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Synonyms of Echeveria nodulosa (5) (Updated on 12-14-23 from Plants of the World Online: Cotyledon nodulosa Baker, Echeveria discolor De Smet ex É.Morren, Echeveria misteca De Smet ex É.Morren, Echeveria nodulosa var. minor E.Walther, Echeveria sturmiana Poelln.
Echeveria nodulosa (Baker) Ed.Otto is the accepted scientific name for this species of Echeveria. It was named and described as such by Carlos Frederico Eduardo Otto in Hamburger Garten- und Blumenzeitung in 1873. It was first named Cotyledon nodulosa by John Gilbert Baker in Refugium Botanicum in 1869.
MANY websites and databases, actually MOST OF THEM, say the scientific name is Echeveria nodulosa (Baker) Otto. As you can see, the author’s name is different… Otto is the abbreviation for Christoph Friedrich Otto (1783-1856). Christoph Friedrich Otto is the father of Carlos Frederico Eduardo Otto (1812-1885). The father died before the species was named and described in 1873 so it is doubtful he named the plant…
There are a few cases where a botanist had unpublished books where they named new species. The publications were published after their death and they still received credit for naming the plants. I don’t believe that is the case here. Someone perhaps made an error and others followed.
The genus, Echeveria DC., was named and described by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis in 1828.
As of 12-14-23 when this page was last updated, Plants of the World Online lists 203 species in the Echeveria genus. It is a member of the plant family Crassulaceae with 36 genera. Those numbers could change as updates are made on POWO.
I brought my first Echeveria nodulosa home from Mast’s Greenhouse in the spring of 2016. It was really neat and I never had an Echeveria quite like this one. I was doing some experimenting with succulents in one of my beds, so I put this Echeveria in the ground, pot and all, in the bed behind the foundation of my grandparent’s old house. I know that sounds weird, but the plant will have to be brought inside for the winter and it is easier to just pull out the pot if it doesn’t work out in that spot. This may have been OK except for one thing… The Marigold ‘Brocade’ decided to take over while I got busy with other things. I basically forgot about the two Echeveria I had put in the bed and when I remembered, the bugs had all but destroyed them. You would think the smell of the Marigolds would have deterred the bugs. Anyway, I took the pots up and put them on the plant tables with the other succulents. When cooler temps came, I took the potted plants inside. Unfortunately, my Echeveria nodulosa never fully recovered and didn’t make it through the winter.
USEFUL INFORMATION:
Family: Crassulaceae
Origin: Central and Southwest Mexico
Zones: USDA zones 9b-11b (25-50° F)
Size: 12-24” tall x 24-36” wide
Light: Sun to part shade. Echeveria need bright light if inside or they will stretch.
Soil: Fast-draining. Good quality potting soil amended with pumice (50/50) or additional perlite and chicken grit (2-1-1).
Water: Average during the growing period, sparse in winter.
Propagation: Leaf and stem cuttings.
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Echeveria nodulosa (Painted Echeveria) after I brought it home from Wagler’s on 4-3-21, #788-2.
When I was at Wagler’s Greenhouse south of town, I noticed they had several Echeveria nodulosa available. I didn’t get one on the first trip, but I did pick through them and find a nice one to bring home on April 3, 2021).
Echeveria nodulosa (Painted Echeveria) on 4-3-21, #788-3.
I always liked the color of the Echeveria nodulosa with its dark green and purplish color.
Echeveria nodulosa (Painted Echeveria) on 6-4-21, #803-7.
I put it on the front porch with most of the other succulents where it receives bright light most of the day with direct sun only a few hours in the afternoon.
Echeveria nodulosa (Painted Echeveria) at 5 1/2″ tall on 8-17-21.
The Echeveria nodulosa is still doing GREAT and has grown to 5 1/2″ tall when I took the above photo on August 17.
Echeveria nodulosa (Painted Echeveria) from the top on 8-17-21. #826-18.
I really like the color of this plant!
Unfortunately, this plant didn’t make it through the winter…
I am definitely not an Echeveria expert but I do know they have the same basic requirements as most cacti and succulents. They need bright if inside and will stretch over the winter if watered too often and not in bright enough light. I have not grown any Echeveria for several years because I really didn’t have adequate conditions inside over the winter. Now I have a plant shelf in front of a south-facing window in a bedroom that I keep cool over the winter months.
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