This soft rosette succulent from Oaxaca, Mexico is one of the hairiest Echeverias (certain forms in particular). Every above-ground part of the plant (including flowers) is covered with a dense layer of fine translucent hairs. The rosettes may grow up to about 6 inches wide and stems may reach a few inches long. As the plant ages and the stems elongate and branch, it turns into a small shrub. Flowers are orange and big-bottomed. This plant has been used in hybridization and is the parent of Echeveria 'Pulv-Oliver' and Woolly Rose (Echeveria 'Doris Taylor'), among many others.

Named varieties include Echeveria (Echeveria pulvinata var. leucotricha) (a former species) and Echeveria (Echeveria pulvinata var. frigida), which both have so much hair that the leaves appear white in strong light. One of the oldest cultivars is Echeveria (Echeveria pulvinata 'Ruby'), which has dramatic red highlights on the leaves in strong light.

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This is slightly unusual for an Echeveria in that it has a shrubby growth habit. It is also the only Echeveria that has self seeded for me filling a bowl of Pleione with seedlings one spring.

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Lovely fuzzy grayish green leaves

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