Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Echeveria oreophila Kimnach |
Bibliography | Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 74: 290 (2003) |
Native Range | Peru |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3000-3500m |
Description | glabrous, rosettes 11-15cm across, leaves broadly obovate, on apex truncate, mucronate, 5-7cm, inflorescence racemose, flowers erect, sepals ovate-lanceolate, petals 12-14mm |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | rose-red |
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 | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |