Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Pachyphytum longifolium Rose |
Bibliography | N. Amer. Fl. [N.L.Britton & al., eds.] 22: 12 (1905) |
Native Range | ne. Mexico, Mexico-Gulf |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 1100-1200m |
Description | leaves oblanceolate, 6-11cm, thick, grey pruinose, often mauve, inflorescence many flowered, sepals unequal, corolla pentagonal, 8-13mm, petals rhombic or lanceolate |
Size | 15-40cm |
Color | white, rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
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, MXG Mexico Gulf) |