Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Pachyphytum brevifolium Rose |
Bibliography | N. Amer. Fl. [N.L.Britton & al., eds] 22: 12 (1905) |
Native Range | ne. & sw. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 2000-2150m |
Description | stems to 1m long, leaves in rosettes on apex of branchlets, elliptic, rounded, 1-3cm, dark green, inflorescence 6-10-flowered, corolla campanulate, petals apiculate, 7mm |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | pink, red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
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, MXS Mexico Southwest) |