Leslie's succulent page 05g

Echeveria x Phyllis CollisJ Hughes.
A cross between Echeveria cante and Echeveria affinis by R Collis and named after his wife Phyllis .
The leaves form a large rosette, from E. cante and the inflorescence is compact, inherited from E. affinis but larger.
The leaf colour is lavender to lilac overlaid with a light farina. The plant offsets from the base in a tidy fashion giving an ideal perfect mode of growth.
My plant died one winter long ago but I have been lucky recently to find and purchase a small plant.
Ref. BCSS Journal Vol. 19 (2).

CULTIVATION: is a little difficult use a well drained C & S compost in good light and keep well ventilated. Watering should be carried out with great care from the bottom, in winter just enough water to keep the plant ticking over. Minimum temperatures 5º C. Careful removal of dead leaves is essential to prevent botrytis fungus.
PROPAGATION: by leaf cuttings if they can be taken off whole (not so easy). Offsets are easy to take but need a long time to establish. There is a possibility of using the flowering stem but I have never attempted it.

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