Glaucous green rosette succulent with yellow, tubular or cup-shaped flowers. Leaves may be pale bluish green to whitish green, depending on exposure. They are numerous and easily detached from the stem. Inflorescences may be terminal (the growth center turns into an inflorescence) and/or lateral (sideways inflorescences coming out of leaf axils). This hybrid was formerly known as a xGraptoveria. The xSedeveria parentage is presumed based on flowering behavior. The flower is pale yellow and roughly tubular (closed, like an Echeveria) but the petals are separate when the flower opens (unlike the imbricate petals of Echeveria flowers) and the terminal flowering behavior is decidedly unlike most Echeverias.

This cultivar is sometimes confused with a Dudleya. Among other differences, the leaves detach easily, while Dudleya leaves are fixed firmly to the stem.

This plant seems to be moody, shattering easily if not carefully handled, and collapsing rapidly in the face of environmental changes (eg. strong sun) that exceed its tolerance. Given decent care, it will grow incredibly fast, going from a small, barely rooted offset to a full size rosette flowering in every direction in about a year. The relative abundance of branches means that terminal flowering is not a life-ending event, and cuttings root incredibly fast given strong light and a bit of protection from direct midday sun.

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