Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Pachyphytum bracteosum Link, Klotzsch & Otto |
Bibliography | Allg. Gartenzeitung 9: 10 (1841) |
Native Range | ne. Mexico, Mexico-Gulf |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1200-1800m |
Description | stems erect or procumbent, leaves obovate to spathulate, obtuse or rounded, 4-11mm, thick, glaucous, often pinkish, inflorescence many flowered, corolla 13mm, pentagonal |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | 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 | Cotyledon pachyphytum Baker Echeveria bracteosa (Link, Klotzsch & Otto) Lindl. & Paxton Echeveria pachyphytum É.Morren |
Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXG Mexico Gulf) |