Echeveria derenbergii
| Echeveria derenbergii | |
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| E. derenbergii, Montreal Botanical Garden | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Subfamily: | Sedoideae |
| Tribe: | Sedeae |
| Subtribe: | Sedinae |
| Genus: | Echeveria DC. |
| Species: | Echeveria derenbergii |
Echeveria derenbergii (painted lady) is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae, endemic to Mexico.
Description
Echeveria derenbergii is an evergreen perennial succulent, growing to 10 cm (4 in), with a dense basal rosette of pagoda-shaped, frosted, bristle-tipped, fleshy leaves. It bears racemes of bell-shaped yellow flowers with "painted" red tips in winter.[1]
Cultivation
Echeveria derenbergii is cultivated as an ornamental plant for rock gardens and as a potted plant. Like other Echeverias, it rapidly produces a colony of small offsets which can be separated from the parent plant.
In cooler temperate regions, it requires winter protection, as it does not tolerate temperatures below −7 °C (19 °F); but it may be placed outside in a sheltered spot during summer months. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]
References
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Echeveria derenbergii". Retrieved 14 July 2013.
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