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Echeveria ballsii E.Walther  
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FamilyCRASSULACEAE
Genus speciesEcheveria ballsii E.Walther 
BibliographyCact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 30: 44 (1958)
Native RangeColombia
Primary BiomeSeasonally Dry Tropical
Habitatrocks
Altitude2400-2500m
Descriptionglabrous, leaves thick, oblong-obovate, acute, to 4cm, inflorescence racemose, flowers pendent, sepals unequal, flat, acuminate, corolla suberect, to 12mm long
Size25-30cm
Colorred, scarlet
Bloomlate summer, autumn
Ca
Typesucculent subshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C
cuttings of rosettes in late spring
Territory8 Southern America
     83 Western South America (CLM Colombia)
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