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Echeveria x 'Dorothy' Unknown
Occurrence: A cultivated garden hybrid which may be from an American breeder.
It is similar to the 'Curly Locks' and a clone such as 'Blue Waves.
This plant has a medim sized leaf rosette up to 20 cm Ø and forms slowly forms branches, not known to offset.
The inflorescence is a neat 120 / 150 cm stem, with 3-4 branches at the end, each branch bearing four to six, yellow orange - pinkish flowers.
Flowering time is early summer to late autumn in the Northern hemisphere. The flowers last a long time in the cooler season.
This plant has a neat compact growth habit, which is almost a bonsai type growth in good light. A very good plant if space is limited.

 

Echeveria x 'Dorothy'

 

 

 

 

 

Echeveria x 'Dorothy' flower detail

 

 

 

 

PROPAGATION:
Fairly easy in Spring and early Summer by using the branches.
The flowering stem technique is not successful with the inflorescence stems produced by this plant.
No information is available as to seed or leaf cuttings.

 

 

CULTIVATION:
Fairly easy in normal C&S compost with some added slow release fertiliser. In the growing season growth is fairly slow, so only repot when the plant outgrows it's container. During the UK cold season, conditions should be just enough water to stop drying out at a temperature of 4/6ºC, plus good air circulation. Maximum winter light is essential to display the very nice pastel colours.

 

 

 

 

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