[1] It is a versatile plant, thriving in the (frost free) garden and in containers.

This plant has cylindrical tapered leaves, shading from powdery blue with a of purple at the bottom of the plant to a light green at the points of the top leaves.

That color slowly darkens down the length of the plant.

× Pachyveria plants do best in desert and arid climates, and grow well in porous, well-drained soil.

They grow well in full sun, though prefer a bit of shade in more sizzling heat of 92 and higher degrees Fahrenheit (33 degrees Celsius).