Graptopetalum superbum(Kimnach ) Acev.-Rosas
Beautiful Graptopetalum
Graptopetalum pentandrumsubsp.superbum
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Family : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : SedoideaeTribe : SedeaeSubtribe : SedinaeGenus : Graptopetalum
The specific epithet " superbum " ( articulate " soo - PER - bum " ) means " majestic , superior , superb , excellent , imposing ; fantabulous , magnificent " and bring up to the fascinating mantrap of this metal money .
Graptopetalum superbumis native toMexico(Jalisco ) .
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Graptopetalum superbum , formerly known asGraptopetalum pentandrumsubsp.superbum , is a stunning shrubbysucculentwith suberect to semi - decumbent stems and flush to lavender , heavily glaucous leaves that cluster in a rosette at the terminal of the stems . It can raise up to 8 inches ( 20 cm ) tall , ramify from the base . The rosettes are dense , well-nigh two-dimensional , and can hand a diameter of 5 column inch ( 12.5 atomic number 96 ) . The farewell are thick , fleshy , shortly deciduous , oblong - obovate , with a deltoid mucro , and can measure up to 2.4 inches ( 6 cm ) long and 1 in ( 2.5 cm ) wide . quondam industrial plant can have stems up to 7 feet ( 2.1 thousand ) long , but this plant life usually persist relatively compact , peculiarly when grow in full sunshine .
The flowers are star - shaped , with 5 or 6 dark-green - yellow petals with red tips , 2 or 3 crossbands , and scattered DoT of the same color below . They appear on erect or ascending , multiple - branched inflorescence from late wintertime to early spring , and the inflorescence can grow up to 16 inches ( 40 centimeter ) long .
USDA hardiness zones9b to 11b : from 25 ° F ( -3.9 ° 100 ) to 50 ° F ( 10 ° C ) .
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The rule forGraptopetalumcare are similar to those for most succulent . All require lots of sunlight to expect their best . They ask grainy , poroussoilwith first-class drain . Waterregularly over summer and let the soil dry out out between waterings . Minimal body of water is expect over wintertime . Overwateringcauses antecedent rots , and the industrial plant can get several cuss infestations . Fertilizeonce during the grow season with a balanced fertilizer diluted to 1/4 effectiveness .
Graptopetalums are in the main easily propagated by seeds , leafage cuttings , or outgrowth . Any russet scab that breaks off can root and start a Modern plant . Even a leafage that overleap off will quickly root below the parent works and acquire a unexampled rosette . The young industrial plant fertilise off the folio until it shrivels and falls off . By then , the new minuscule plant had rooted and sprout newfangled leaves .
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