Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Echeveria elegans Rose |
Bibliography | N. Amer. Fl. [N.L.Britton & al., eds.] 22: 22 (1905) |
Native Range | Mexico |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | rosettes dense, leaves oblong-obovate, acute or truncate, mucronate, 7-8cm, green-glaucous, inflorescence cincinnus, 10-15cm, sepals 5-10mm, corolla urceolate, 1-2cm |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | rose |
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 |
Synonyms | Echeveria albicans E.Walther Echeveria elegans var. kesselringiana E.Walther Echeveria perelegans A.Berger |
Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXG Mexico Gulf, MXS Mexico Southwest) |