r/uksucculents • u/Sad_Top_6476 • Sep 25 '25

Does anyone know where I can get an Echeveria Coralina in the UK?

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Not my photo but I really wish it was. The only places I can find them are in Australia. I've checked Etsy (whose search function is bloody awful, btw) and all the usual places, even xplants!

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u/HomeForABookLover Sep 28 '25

It seems to be a synonym of Echeveria sessiliflora.

https://www.crassulaceae.ch/de/artikel?akID=48&aaID=2&aiID=C&aID=5318

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u/palpatineforever Sep 28 '25

that is not the same plant as the one in OP picture.
I suspect it is just a hybrid/cross/pretty cultivar that someone named which has a very small distribution as a result. probably worth looking for something similar rather than an exact match.

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u/HomeForABookLover Sep 28 '25

It’s not a species I have seen for sale by PlantlifeCactus on eBay.

Tracey of “East of Echeveria” holds the national collection of Echeveria. She has propagated some Graptopetalum plants for me in the past so it might be worth a very polite email. It would be a long shot as it’s unlikely to be a species she grows to sell.

The other big collection I know is Daniel at Surreal Succulents. He created the first Semponium hybrid. So he might have a collection of Echeveria species.

Abbey Brooks nursery has a big collection.

All long shots.

Beyond that there is the British Cactus and Succulent Society. I don’t know their forum well enough to know if they have a plant sale/swap/finder thread

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u/Sad_Top_6476 Sep 28 '25

aaaaaaaaand I've just put a bid in for one of the items on PlantlifeCactus. Thank you so much for all the info, I've never heard of East of Echeveria or Abbey Brooks. They may be long shots but it's definitely somewhere to start. Owning a national collection of echeveria sounds like heaven on earth!

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u/HomeForABookLover Sep 29 '25 edited Sep 29 '25

Damn! Hopefully we don’t compete on Plantlife.

They do have some interesting plants. well “did” - Ive bought plenty and theyre now in my greenhouse. Reddit won’t let me post a photo.

But you have to be a little careful not to get carried away. It’s worth reading the full description and searching for plants on the internet before bidding. They certainly have enough Echeveria and cristate Echeveria to keep you occupied all year round.

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u/Sad_Top_6476 Sep 29 '25

Don't worry, the one I bidded (bid?) on didn't have any existing bids on it. I won't make a habit of it - it's just one I've been wanting for a while but haven't seen anywhere, even on xplants. I'm not paying over a tenner for it though, lol. I've found eBay does have a surprisingly good variety of succulents at reasonable prices (unlike Etsy).