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Echeveria carnicolour (Baker)
Ed. Morren
A very attractive plant from the state
of Vera Cruz, Mexico. The leaves of this plant are unusual because of
a fine crystalline surface appearance which appears semi translucent.
Grown hard under full light the plant produces flesh-coloured leaves,
but in a rich compost the colour
becomes greenish purple. I find both colours acceptable.
Flowers are a spectacular deep orange-red.
I have one plant growing in a crack in the G/H door threshold where
it has been for the last ten years, the leaves of which are are bright
pink bordered with flesh. The roots have lifted the plant up giving
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a
caudiciform affect. This must be the ultimate in harsh
survival conditions being as it is regularly trodden on.
Cultivation is simple:
a poorish compost, plenty of light and a
minimum temperature of 1ºC, but I cannot recommend putting the 'boot
in' or 'on'.
The
plant above decided to have all it's flowers at once with spectacular
results. Unfortunately it died soon after.
So always keep some spares.
Propagation is easy; any leaf from any part of the plant will produce
offspring. Cuttings are OK even from the flower stem. Dead leaves persist
at the base these must be removed regularly.
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