Description
Red Beauty is a small succulent with gray-green leaves that are adorned with maroon, red tips. At maturity this succulent can grow to measure 3 to 4 inches tall and 6 to 8 inches wide. It thrives in sandy well-draining soil, requires full sun, and needs average watering. It is best to allow the soil to completely dry out between waterings. While it may take a few years the Red Beauty blooms in late summer to early fall. Naturally after the mother plant has bloomed it will die, but the plant will have produced many offsets. This is where the name “Hen and Chicks” comes from, the offsets are clustered around the mother plant similar to a mother hen and her baby chicks. The offsets can be repotted, preferable during the warm season, or left to form a clumping mat. The hardiness zones of the Red Beauty are from 3 to 8.
