Thursday, April 7, 2011

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.


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