In 1937 I saw this in its natuve habitat near San Luis Potosi, where it grew in numbers at the Hacienda de San Francisco. In semishade at the base of the steep sides of a barranca, it grew with xerophytic ferns and Yucca australis. A large proportion of these plants were distinct in having bright red margins and tips; this form is now sold locally and needs to be named, as

Echeveria agavoides cultivar 'Red edge'.

© Echeveria, 1972