Sunday, May 22, 2011

My Succulent plant collection – Adromischus cooperi cv.festivus

Family: Crassulaceae.
Genus: Adromischus.
Species: cooperi
Cultivar:festivus.
Origin: South Africa.
Height: 10-15 cm.
Sun Exposure: Full sun.
Frost tolerance: to 10 C.
Soil pH: 6,5-7,5
Flowers: Pink.
Watering: Average water need. Do not over water.
Propagation: by leaf cutting and seeds.


Monday, May 16, 2011

My Succulent plant collection – Crassula sarmentosa variegata

Family: Crassulaceae.
Genus: Crassula.
Species: Sarmentosa.
Origin: South Africa
Height: 60-80 cm.
Sun Exposure: Full Sun/partial shade.
Frost tolerance: to -5C.
Soil pH: 6-7
Flowers: White.
Watering: average water need.
Propagation: by seeds, leaf and stem cutting, layering.


Sunday, May 15, 2011

My Succulent plant collection – Sedum Spathulifolium “purpureum”

Family: Crassulaceae.
Genus: Sedum.
Species: Acre.
Origin: North America.
Height: 10-15 cm
Sun Exposure: Full Sun.
Frost tolerance: to -30C.
Soil pH: 6-8
Flowers: Yellow.
Watering: Average water needs.
Propagation: by seeds, dividing rootball, stem cutting.


Saturday, May 14, 2011

My Succulent plant collection – Sedum Acre

Family: Crassulaceae.
Genus: Sedum.
Species: Acre.
Origin: Europe.
Height: 10-15 cm
Sun Exposure: Full Sun/partial shade.
Frost tolerance: to -30C.
Soil pH: 6-8
Flowers: Yellow.
Watering: Low water needs.
Propagation: by seeds, dividing rootball, stem cutting.
Notes: Drought tolerant.
           Mat forming.


My Succulent plant collection – Sedum Oreganum

Family: Crassulaceae.
Genus: Sedum.
Species: Oreganum.
Origin: North America.
Height: 10-15 cm
Sun Exposure: Full Sun.
Frost tolerance: to -30C.
Soil pH: 6-8
Flowers: Yellow.
Watering: Low water needs.
Propagation: by seeds, dividing rootball.
Notes: Drought tolerant.
          Mat forming.


My Succulent plant collection – Sedum hispanicum

Family: Crassulaceae.
Genus: Sedum.
Species: Hispanicum.
Origin: Europe.
Height: 10-15 cm
Sun Exposure: Full Sun / partial shade.
Frost tolerance: to -30C.
Soil pH: 6-8
Flowers: White.
Watering: Average water needs.
Propagation: by seeds, dividing rootball.
Notes: Drought tolerant.
           Mat forming.


Thursday, April 7, 2011

My Succulent plant collection – Echeveria Perle von Nurnberg

Family: Crassulaceae.
Genus: Echeveria.
Cultivar: Perle von Nurnberg.
Origin: Hybrid.
Height: 15-20 cm
Sun Exposure: Full Sun / partial shade.
Frost tolerance: to -2C.
Soil pH: 6-8
Flowers: red, orange.
Watering: Average water need.
Propagation: by seeds, leaf cutting and offsets.




10 weeks old Echeveria Perle von Nurnberg plantlets.


My Succulent plant collection – Echeveria affinis black knight

Family: Crassulaceae.
Genus: Echeveria.
Species: Affinis.
Cultivar: Black knight.
Origin: Hybrid.
Height: 15-20 cm
Sun Exposure: Full Sun / partial shade.
Frost tolerance: to -2C.
Soil pH: 6-8
Flowers: red, orange.
Watering: Average water in spring and summer, reduce watering in winter during dormancy.
Propagation: by seeds, leaf cutting and offsets.
Notes: Drought tolerant.
          Very beautiful cultivar. In full sun leaves would turn to black/burgundy.




Echeveria Black knight plantlets started from leaf cuttings 10 weeks ago.
Sometimes getting more than one plantlet per leaf,as seen in the above picture.


Tuesday, March 8, 2011

My Succulent plant collection – Anacampseros rufescens “sunrise”

Family: Portulacaceae.
Genus: Anacampseros.
Species: Rufescens.
Cultivar: Sunrise.
Origin: South Africa.
Height: 10-15 cm.
Sun Exposure: Full sun/partial shade.
Frost tolerance: to 1C.
Soil pH: 6-8
Flowers: Pink.
Watering: Average water need.
Propagation: By seeds stem and leaf cuttings.
Notes: If given enough light, leaves turn to a beautiful red/pink color.


My Succulent plant collection – Agave titanota

Family: Agavaceae.
Genus: Agave.
Species: Titanota.
Origin: Mexico.
Height: 30-40 cm.
Sun Exposure: Full sun.
Frost tolerance: to -5C.
Soil pH: 6-8
Flowers: Yellow.
Watering: Low water need.
Propagation: By seeds or offsets.
Notes: One of the most beautiful agave species.


My Succulent plant collection – Titanopsis calcarea

Family: Aizoaceae.
Genus: Titanopsis.
Species: Calcarea.
Origin: South Africa.
Height: 10-15 cm.
Sun Exposure: Full sun.
Frost tolerance: to -5C.
Soil pH: 6-8
Flowers: Yellow.
Watering: Low water need.
Propagation: By seeds and clump division.
Notes: Mat forming plant.


Thursday, March 3, 2011

My Succulent plant collection – Kalanchoe beharensis “oak leaf”

Family: Crassulaceae.
Genus: Kalanchoe.
Species: Beharensis.
Cultivar: “Oak leaf”
Origin: Madagascar.
Height: 30-35 cm.
Sun Exposure: Full sun.
Frost tolerance: to -1C.
Soil pH: 6-8
Flowers: White.
Watering: Average water need.
Propagation: By stem and leaf cuttings.




My Succulent plant collection – Kalanchoe longiflora

Family: Crassulaceae.
Genus: Kalanchoe.
Species: Longiflora.
Origin: South Africa.
Height: 80-100 cm.
Sun Exposure: Full sun.
Frost tolerance: to -1C.
Soil pH: 6-8
Flowers: Yellow.
Watering: Average water need.
Propagation: By seeds, stem and leaf cuttings.


My Succulent plant collection – Kalanchoe tomentosa

Family: Crassulaceae.
Genus: Kalanchoe.
Species: Tomentosa.
A.k.a.: Panda plant.
Origin: Madagascar.
Height: 40-50 cm.
Sun Exposure: Full sun.
Frost tolerance: to -2C.
Soil pH: 6-8
Flowers: Yellow green.
Watering: Average water need.
Propagation: By seeds, stem and leaf cuttings.
Notes: If it doesn’t get enough sun light, leaves tend to loose their hair.


My Succulent plant collection – Portulacaria afra “variegata”

Family: Portulacaceae.
Genus: Portulacaria.
Species: Afra.
Cultivar: variegata.
A.k.a.: Elephant’s food, porkbush.
Origin: South Africa.
Height: 100-200 cm.
Sun Exposure: Full sun.
Frost tolerance: to 2C.
Soil pH: 5,5-6,5
Flowers: Pink.
Watering: Average water need.
Propagation: By seeds, stem cutting.
Notes: Ideal for bonsai.
            Slow growing.


Friday, February 25, 2011

My Succulent plant collection – Portulacaria afra

Family: Portulacaceae.
Genus: Portulacaria.
Species: Afra.
A.k.a.: Elephant’s food, porkbush.
Origin: South Africa.
Height: 100-200 cm.
Sun Exposure: Full sun.
Frost tolerance: to 2C.
Soil pH: 5,5-6,5
Flowers: Pink.
Watering: Average water need.
Propagation: Stem cutting.
Notes: Ideal for bonsai.


My Succulent plant collection – Senecio ficoides

Family: Asteraceae.
Genus: senecio.
Species: ficoides.
Origin: South Africa
Height: 20-30 cm.
Sun Exposure: Full sun.
Frost tolerance: to 2C.
Flowers: Yellowish.
Watering: Average water need.
Propagation: By seeds, stem and leaf cutting.
Notes: mat forming plant.


Wednesday, February 23, 2011

My Succulent plant collection – Cotyledon undulata

Family: Crassulaceae.
Genus: Cotyledon.
Species: Undulata.
A.k.a.: Silver crown, silver ruffles.
Origin: South Africa.
Height: 50-60 cm.
Sun Exposure: Partial shade.
Frost tolerance: to 5 C.
Soil pH: 6,5-7,5
Flowers: Light orange.
Watering: Average water need. Do not over water.
Propagation: Stem and leaf cuttings and seeds.




My Succulent plant collection – Crassula multicava

Family: Crassulaceae.
Genus: Crassula.
Species: multicava.
Origin:South Africa.
Height:30-40 cm.
Sun Exposure:Full Sun to partial shade
Frost tolerance : to -1C.
Soil pH: 6-8
Flowers:Light pink.
Watering :Average need.
Propagation :by leaf and stem cuttings, seeds and layering.
Notes: Very easy to grow.
           Fast growing.


Tuesday, February 15, 2011

My Succulent plant collection – Adromischus cooperi

Family: Crassulaceae.
Genus: Adromischus.
Species: cooperi.
A.k.a.: Plover eggs plant.
Origin: South Africa.
Height: 10-15 cm.
Sun Exposure: Full sun.
Frost tolerance: to 10 C.
Soil pH: 6,5-7,5
Flowers: Pink.
Watering: Average water need. Do not over water.
Propagation: by leaf cutting and seeds.



My Succulent plant collection – Graptopetalum filiferum

Family: Crassulaceae.
Genus: Graptopetalum.
Species: filiferum.
Origin: Mexico.
Height: 10-15 cm.
Sun Exposure: Sun to partial shade.
Frost tolerance: to 2 C.
Soil pH: 6,5-7,5
Flowers: White/red.
Watering: Average water need. Do not over water.
Propagation: by leaf cutting, offsets and seeds.


My Succulent plant collection – Echeveria purpusorum

Family: Crassulaceae.
Genus: Echeveria.
Species: purpusorum.
Origin: Mexico.
Height: 10-15 cm.
Sun Exposure: Full sun.
Frost tolerance: to 2 C.
Soil pH: 6,5-7,5
Flowers: Yellow/orange.
Watering: Average water need. Do not over water.
Propagation: by leaf cutting, offsets and seeds.
Notes: Very beautiful specimen, slow growing.


Tuesday, January 18, 2011

My Succulent plant collection – Pachyveria Scheideckeri

Family: Crassulaceae.
Genus: Pachyveria,hybrid.
Species: Scheideckeri.
Origin: Mexico.
Height: 15-20 cm.
Sun Exposure: Full sun/partial shade.
Frost tolerance: to 5 C.
Soil pH: 6,5-7,5
Flowers: Red,orange.
Watering: average water need.
Propagation: leaf cutting and offsets.
Notes: This is a hybrid, a cross between Pachyphytum bracteosum and Echeveria secunda.


My Succulent plant collection – Sedum makinoi

Family: Crassulaceae.
Genus: Sedum.
Species: makinoi.
Origin: Japan.
Height: 15-20 cm.
Sun Exposure: Full sun/partial shade.
Frost tolerance: to -10C.
Soil pH: 6,5-7,5
Flowers: Bright yellow
Watering: average water need.
Propagation: Stem cutting, layering and division.
Notes: fast grower.
            Ideal for ground-cover.




Monday, January 17, 2011

My Succulent plant collection – Echeveria pulidonis

Family: Crassulaceae.
Genus: Echeveria.
Species: Pulidonis.
Origin: Mexico.
Height: 10-15 cm.
Sun Exposure: Full sun.
Frost tolerance : to +5C.
Soil pH: 6,5-7,5
Flowers: Yellow.
Watering: Plenty of water in summer, reduce watering in winter.
Propagation: by seeds, leaf cuttings.
Notes: Very easy to propagate.