Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Echeveria diffractens Kimnach & A.B.Lau |
Bibliography | Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 53: 6 (1981) |
Native Range | Mexico-Gulf (Veracruz) |
Primary Biome | Seasonally Dry Tropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | rosettes 7-10cm, flattened, leaves oblanceolate, obtuse, 3-5cm, pale pinkish grey, inflorescence raceme, bracts conspicuous, sepals ovate-lanceolate, corolla urceolate |
Size | 7-15cm |
Color | orange |
Bloom | late spring, 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 (MXG Mexico Gulf) |