Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Pachyphytum oviferum J.A.Purpus |
Bibliography | Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 29: 100 (1919) |
Native Range | ne. Mexico (San Luis Potosí) |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1100-1200m |
Description | rosettes 6-10cm, leaves obovate, rounded, 3-5cm, thick, blue-grey pruinose, inflorescence 7-15-flowered, sepals unequal, corolla 10-13mm, petals oblong, lobes erect |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | 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 (MXE Mexico Northeast) |