Swan with “Purple Feathers”
My favorite today: Echeveria 'Peale von Nurnberg' f. variegata
I have never thought of this plant as having such a potential. 😮 I had unvariegated version of it, which usually is abbreviated as PVN. The regular PVN has very nice medium sized rosettes. However, the variegated PVN looks astonishingly! 😲😍
Its variegation is not pronounced as white or yellow, but rather it has various color spots - purple, burgundy and green. 🤩
On top of that the water in the leaf cells produces sparkling effect. I do not think that it is very well visible in the pictures, even though I tried to capture that effect.✨ It is more visible on those leaves where I removed the thin layer of farina. The farina gives the plant that vivid purple-pink color. 💜The variegation is not as visible through it and the color looks more uniform.
I do not know what I like more, so I keep farina on the new leaves and remove it from the bottom leaves. 🙃 Since the plant does not get much of direct sun exposure, the protective function of farina is not really necessary.
Now, the pot, I found it as a free item on the side of the road. 😜Someone was getting rid of it and I just fell in love with it. 😍 I drilled a whole in the bottom and here you go - gorgeous swan with purple "feathers" on the top. 🦢 I just love the combination! 🧡Also, it will provide sufficient space for my gorgeous variegated PVN. The size of the rosette is about 7" and the swan is about a foot long. I am thinking about planting something tiny around the base of the echeveria, but have not figured out what to plant not to ruin the effect it has now.
Almost forgot to mention that this beauty is having a BABY! 👶😍 I hope it grows as gorgeous as the mother plant. 🤞