Scientific Name
×Graptoveria 'Fred Ives Crested'
Accepted Scientific Name
×Graptoveria 'Fred Ives'
Scientific Classification
Family: Crassulaceae
Subfamily: Sempervivoideae
Tribe: Sedeae
Nothogenus: ×Graptoveria
Origin
×Graptoveria 'Fred Ives Crested' is a form of ×Graptoveria 'Fred Ives' selected for its mutated growth.
Description
×Graptoveria 'Fred Ives Crested' is a beautiful succulent with waxy leaves densely packed along the top of flattened stems. The leaves are smaller than the normal form of ×Graptoveria 'Fred Ives'. The color of the leaves changes depending on the time of year and growing conditions, from pearly bronze to purplish-yellow-orange or blue-green.
Hardiness
USDA hardiness zones 9a to 11b: from 20°F (−6.7°C) to 50°F (+10°C).
How to Grow and Care
The rules for Graptopetalum care are similar to those for most succulents. Container-bound plants thrive in a mixture of peat, sand, or other grit, topsoil, and a little bit of compost. Full sun is the best situation, but they will also grow in partial sun with slightly rangy results.
Graptopetalums need excellent drainage and moderate water. You can tell when to water by sticking your finger in the soil. Water if it is dry several inches down, or the fleshy leaves look shriveled. Overwatering causes root rots, and the plant can get several pest infestations.
These succulents are generally easily propagated by seeds, leaf cuttings, or offsets. Any rosette that breaks off can root and start a new plant. Even a leaf that drops off quickly roots below the parent plant and produces a new rosette. The new plant feeds off the leaf until it shrivels and falls off. By then, the new little plant had rooted and sprouted new leaves.
Learn more at How to Grow and Care for Graptopetalum.
Links
- Back to nothogenus ×Graptoveria
- Succupedia: Browse succulents by Scientific Name, Common Name, Genus, Family, USDA Hardiness Zone, Origin, or cacti by Genus
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