Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Pachyphytum bracteosum Link, Klotzsch & Otto |
Synonyms | Cotyledon pachyphytum Baker |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1200-1800m |
Description | stems erect or procumbent, leaves obovate to spathulate, obtuse or rounded, 4-11mm, thick, glaucous, often pinkish, inflorescence many flowered, corolla 13mm, pentagonal |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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
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