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Pachyphytum compactum
Dr. J. N. Rose
This plant is known by almost every cactus
and succulent grower as a beginners plant easy to grow and propagate.
It will grow under very many adverse conditions and as a result is usually
neglected in some corner of the greenhouse where it never gives of its
best. Grown in reasonable light it will produce its pink/ orange inflorescence
with a
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bluish tip to each petal.
In the above picture the inflorescence is just starting to develop.
A cristate form exists but it usually reverts to the normal. On occasion
leaf cuttings may produce a cristate form and with care may continue
by regular removal of the normal shoots. Average cool house conditions
will suffice with not too much water in cold spells.
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