Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Pachyphytum fittkaui Moran |
Bibliography | Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 43: 27 (1971) |
Native Range | ne. & sw. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1200-2100m |
Description | rosettes 10-20cm, leaves elliptic or obovate, thick, dark green, inflorescence 12-25-flowered, calyx green, sepals unequal, corolla pentagonal, 12-17mm, petals triangular |
Size | 20-45cm |
Color | deep rose |
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 |
Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXS Mexico Southwest) |