Echeveria’Tippy '
Echeveria’Sunburst '
Family : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : SempervivoideaeTribe : SedeaeGenus : Echeveria
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Echeveria’Tippy ' is a hybrid produce by Dick Wright in California , United States , in 1968 . According to the breeder , it results from a hybridizing betweenEcheveria agavoidesandEcheveria derenbergii . However , this is rather doubtful .
Echeveria’Tippy ' , also sell asEcheveria’Sunburst ' , is a smallsucculent plantthat form beautiful rosettes of fleshy , bluish - green parting with prominent pink tips , hence the intercrossed name . The rosettes produce up to 6 inches ( 15 cm ) in diameter .
The orange , bell - shape flowers appear on branched , arching stalks in fountain .
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In Europe , the name"Tippy " is often wrong used for a intercrossed ofEcheveria chihuahuaensisandEcheveria colorata’Lindsayana ' . To avoid further mix-up , this hybrid is renamedEcheveria’Beatrice ' .
USDA hardiness zone9a to 11b : from 20 ° F ( −6.7 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° vitamin C ) .
Most commonEcheveriaspecies are not complicated succulent to grow , provided you follow a few basic principle . First , be careful never to permit water pose in the little potato as it can cause rot or fungal diseases that will kill the plant . Additionally , remove numb leaves from the bottom of the plant as it grows . These all in leaves provide a harbor for pest , andEcheverias are susceptible to mealy bug . As with all succulent , careful tearing habits and plenty of lighting will help oneself assure winner .
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MostEcheveriacan be well propagated from leafage cuttings , although a few are better from seeds or stem newspaper clipping . Place the private leaf in a succulent or cacti commixture to propagate a folio cutting and incubate the stunner until the new plant sprouts .
Repot as postulate , sooner during the lovesome time of year . To repot a succulent , guarantee the soil is dry before repotting , then gently hit the pot . strike hard away the old soil from the roots , remove any rotten or deadened root . Treat any cutting with a antifungal .
See more atHow to Grow and Care for Echeveria .
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