Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Graptopetalum bellum (Moran & J.Meyrán) D.R.Hunt |
Bibliography | Bot. Mag. 182: 130 (1979) |
Native Range | n. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1500-1600m |
Description | rosettes flat, dense, 3-8cm, leaves obovate-cuneate, rounded, 2-4cm, dark green, mucronate, inflorescence erect thyrsus, corolla 3-4cm, petals elliptic, acute |
Size | 8-15cm |
Color | deep rose |
Bloom | summer |
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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 | Tacitus bellus Moran & J.Meyrán |
Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXN Mexico Northwest) |