The Pachyphytum Blue Haze, also commonly known as Blue Pearls is a beautiful little chubby leaved shrubby succulent. There’s a lot of confusion online about what this is or isn’t, but I’m reasonably confident that the Pachyphytum ‘Blue Haze’ is a hybrid between Pachyphytum glutinicaule and Pachyphytum bracteosum.
Many people say it’s a Pachyphytum oviferum which is more commonly known as Moonstones or the Sugar Almond Plant but I believe these are two different plants. I’ve seen all of these names mixed up and blended in auction listings and online succulent stores which just adds to the confusion.
I currently have several Blue Haze plants and a couple Pachyphytum glutinicaule succulents in my collection and I plan to purchase the P. bracteosum and the P. oviferum in the next couple of weeks so I will see if I can see enough differences to clear up this confusion or simply add to it. I also own the very similar looking Graptopetalum amethystinum (Lavender Pebbles) which is in the same location and receives the same water as my Blue Haze succulents but it’s much pinker.
How to Grow and Care for Pachyphytum ‘Blue Haze’
Pachyphytum succulents grow best in part shade through to full sun. Mine do best when they receive full morning sun and have protection from the harsher afternoon sun.
Like most succulents they love a good draining soil and don’t like to sit around in the wet. So make sure you water them well but then let the soil dry out before watering them again. They’ll require more water during the growing seasons and then cut right back in winter.
How to Propagate Pachyphytum Blue Haze
Like most other Pachyphytums the Blue Haze succulent propagates quite easily. It can be grown from stem cutting, leaf cutting and by seed.
They’re a rather fragile succulent that will drop leaves with the slightest bump. If you’re ordering your plants online and the seller doesn’t pack them very carefully then you’ll probably find a few loose leaves in the box when your package arrives. Fortunately they grow very easily from fallen leaves.
As long as the leaf is plump and relatively healthy you’ll almost certainly grow a new plant. I usually just pop mine around the pot of the mother plant and wait until the leaf roots and creates a new pup. This way you know what the leaves are from and if you’re like me you’ll always be tight for space as your plant collection is out of control.
Summary of Pachyphytum Blue Haze
- Family: Crassulaceae
- Genus: Pachyphytum
- Species: Pachyphytum ‘Blue Haze’
- Common names: Blue Haze, Blue Pearls.
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