Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Echeveria subalpina Rose & Purpus |
Bibliography | Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 13: 45 (1910) |
Native Range | Mexico (Pico de Orizaba) |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves in rosette, long and narrow, 7-14cm, thin, flat, long acuminate, reddish, inflorescence secund raceme, bracts deltate, to 2cm, corolla 10-12mm |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | red-yellow |
Bloom | 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 summer |
Synonyms | Echeveria akontiophylla Werderm. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXC Mexico Central, MXG Mexico Gulf) |