Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Echeveria elegans Rose |
Synonyms | Echeveria albicans E.Walther |
Echeveria perelegans A.Berger | |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | rosettes dense, leaves oblong-obovate, acute or truncate, mucronate, 7-8cm, green-glaucous, inflorescence cincinnus, 10-15cm, sepals 5-10mm, corolla urceolate, 1-2cm |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent |
Cultivation | sunny, drs, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Mexico (Mexico Northeast , Mexico Gulf) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CRASSULACEAE
elegans hernandonis E.Walther, Echeveria 99 (1972)
legans simulans (Rose) Poelln., Repert. Nov. Regni Veg. 39: 239 (1936)
elegans tuxpanensis E.Walther, Echeveria 101 (1972)
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