×Graptoveria’Douglas Huth '
Echeveria’Dr . Huth ’s Pink',Echeveria’Perle d’Azur',Graptopetalum californica , Graptopetalum’Dr . Huth ’s Blue',Graptopetalum’Dr . Huth ’s Pink',Graptopetalum uruguayense
Family : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : SempervivoideaeTribe : SedeaeNothogenus:×Graptoveria
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×Graptoveria’Douglas Huth ' is a hybrid peradventure created by Douglas Huth and inaugurate and named by J. C. van Keppel in 1979 . It results from a cross betweenGraptopetalum paraguayenseand possiblyEcheveria gigantea .
×Graptoveria’Douglas Huth ' is a smallsucculentthat forms ball of rosettes of thick , overweight , beautifully colored leave with a powdery coating . It can grow up to 6 column inch ( 15 cm ) tall . The leaf color depart from pinkish when the plant is grown in full sun to blueish when shaded , explaining the two synonymsGraptopetalum’Dr . Huth ’s Pink ' andGraptopetalum’Dr . Huth ’s Blue ' .
The pale jaundiced flowers with red markings are star - shaped , 5 - merous , and appear on bifurcate chaff in spring .
USDA hardiness zone9a to 11b : from 20 ° F ( −6.7 ° blow ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° cytosine ) .
The principle forGraptopetalums precaution are similar to those for most succulents . Container - bound plant life thrive in a mixture of peat , sand , or other grit , surface soil , and some compost . Full sun is the in force billet , but they will originate in partial sun with slightly gangly results .
Graptopetalums need excellent drainage and moderate H2O . you’re able to tell when to water by sticking your finger in the dirt . You should irrigate if it is wry several inches down or the overweight leaves look shriveled . Overwateringcauses root putrefaction , and the flora can get several pestilence infestations .
Graptopetalums are mostly easily propagate by seeds , leaf cut , or offsets . Any stem canker that soften off can root and start a fresh plant . Even a leaf that drops off quick root below the parent industrial plant and produces a raw stem canker . The new industrial plant feed off the foliage until it shrivels and falls off . By then , the new little shade plant had rootle and shoot new leaves .
See more atHow to Grow and Care for Graptopetalum .
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