Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Echeveria agavoides Lem. |
Bibliography | Ill. Hort. 10(Misc.): 78 (1863) |
Native Range | ne. & sw. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Description | rosettes solitary, leaves thick, 3-8cm, ovate-deltate, sharply acuminate, pruinose, inflorescence compound raceme, sepals 5mm, on base connate, corolla urceolate, 10-12mm |
Size | 20-35cm |
Color | rose, orange |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
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 |
Synonyms | Cotyledon agavoides (Lem.) Baker Echeveria obscura (Rose) A.Berger Echeveria yuccoides É.Morren Urbinia agavoides (Lem.) Rose Urbinia obscura Rose |
Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXS Mexico Southwest) |