Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Echeveria pulvinata Rose |
Bibliography | Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 3: 5 (1903) |
Native Range | c. & sw. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1600-1900m |
Description | hirsute, leaves laxly in rosette, obovate, thick, to 6cm, adaxially nearly flat, obtuse, mucronate, inflorescence numerous, racemose, corolla urceolate to 16mm |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | scarlet 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 |
Synonyms | Cotyledon pulvinata Hook.f. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXC Mexico Central, MXS Mexico Southwest) |