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.