Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Graptopetalum rusbyi (Greene) Rose |
Synonyms | Cotyledon rusbyi Greene |
Graptopetalum orpetii E.Walther | |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 600-1700m |
Description | rosettes 2-10cm, leaves green, rhombic-obovate, scabrous, thinly apiculate, inflorescence flattened cyme, flowers 6-7-merous, corolla 14-21mm, brownish striped |
Size | 4-18cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | succulent |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico ) Mexico (Mexico Northeast , Mexico Northwest) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CRASSULACEAE
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