×Graptoveria 'Harry Watson'

Scientific Name

×Graptoveria 'Harry Watson'

Synonym(s)

Echeveria 'Harry Watson'

Scientific Classification

Family: Crassulaceae
Subfamily: Sempervivoideae
Tribe: Sedeae
Nothogenus: ×Graptoveria

Description

×Graptoveria 'Harry Watson' is a beautiful succulent that forms compact rosettes of soft, bluish-green to brownish-pink leaves. The rosettes can grow up to 6 inches (15 cm) in diameter and offset freely, forming a dense mound.

The flowers are yellow-pink, bell-shaped, and appear in summer.

Hardiness

USDA hardiness zones 9b to 11b: from 25 °F (−3.9 °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 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 the soil 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 has the potential to root and start a new plant. Even a leaf that drops off will quickly root below the parent plant and produce a new rosette. The new plant feeds off the leaf until it shrivels and falls off. The new little ghost plant had rooted and sprouted new leaves by then.

Learn more at How to Grow and Care for Graptopetalum.

Origin

×Graptoveria 'Harry Watson' is an intergeneric hybrid resulting from the cross between Graptopetalum paraguayense and Echeveria 'Rubella' created by Albert Baynes. It was first published and named by J. C. van Keppel in 1979.

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