Scientific Name
×Graptoveria 'Topsy Debbi'
Synonym(s)
×Graptoveria 'Topsy Debbie', ×Graptoveria 'Lilac Spoons', Echeveria 'Cupid'
Scientific Classification
Family: Crassulaceae
Subfamily: Sempervivoideae
Tribe: Sedeae
Nothogenus: ×Graptoveria
Origin
×Graptoveria 'Topsy Debbi' is a hybrid that results from a cross between ×Graptoveria 'Debbi' and Echeveria runyonii 'Topsy Turvy'. The origin is unknown.
Description
×Graptoveria 'Topsy Debbi', also known as ×Graptoveria 'Lilac Spoons', is a unique succulent with distinctive spoon-shaped, lilac-grey leaves with a waxy powdery coating. The leaf shape varies from plant to plant, depending on the genetic balance of the parent plants. The colors of the leaves become more intense in the cooler months.
Hardiness
USDA hardiness zone 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 quickly roots below the parent plant and produces 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.
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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