Orostachys malacophylla(Pall . ) Fisch .
Green Duncecap
Cotyledon malacophylla , Hylotelephium malacophyllum , Orostachys malacophyllavar.malacophylla , Sedum malacophyllum , Sempervivum malacophyllum , Umbilicus malacophyllus
In habitat, Selenginsky District, Buryatia, Russia. Derivative of a photo byСергей Григорьевич Казановский. Used underCC BY-NC 4.0. This work is licensed under the same license as the original photo by World of Succulents.
Family : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : SedoideaeTribe : SedeaeSubtribe : UmbilicinaeGenus : Orostachys
The specific epithet " malacophylla " ( pronounce mah - lah - koh - FILL - a ) " entail " diffuse leave of absence " and refers to the leaves of this species that are soft to the touch .
Orostachys malacophyllais native toRussia(eastern Siberia),Mongolia , northern and north - easternChina , Korea , andJapan . It grows on rock crack at elevations that roam from 3,940 to 5,910 foot ( 1,200 to 1800 m ) .
In habitat, Khar Yamaat, Mongolia. Derivative of a photo byenkhchimeg. Used underCC BY-NC 4.0. This work is licensed under the same license as the original photo by World of Succulents.
Orostachys malacophyllais a smallsucculentthat forms rosette of thick , fleshy , green to blanch green leaves . The rosettes can attain a diameter of 6 inches ( 15 centimetre ) in diam and slow raise offsets . The folio are oblong , obovate , or ovate , with a rounded tip and scatty apical vertebral column . They can measure up to 2.8 inches ( 7 cm ) longsighted and 1.2 inch ( 3 cm ) wide .
In summer , the little potato rise like an erupting vent , burst into a dense , racemose , or sometimes spike - like and branched inflorescence that can grow up to 8 column inch ( 20 cm ) magniloquent . The flower have whitened petals , stamens conspicuously longer than the petals , and mysterious purplish - red anthers .
The plant goes dormant in wintertime , mislay all its aboveground foliage when grown outdoors , but returns in full force in spring .
In habitat, Ivolginsky District, Buryatia, Russia. Derivative of a photo byDaba. Used underCC BY-NC 4.0. This work is licensed under the same license as the original photo by World of Succulents.
USDA hardiness zones5a to 8b : from −20 ° F ( −28.9 ° C ) to 20 ° F ( −6.7 ° C ) .
As with most like genus of theCrassulaceaefamily , this plant can survive in fairly poor soil so long as it is well - draining . This genus is verycold - hardyand can survive temperatures of -30 ° F ( -34 ° C ) . Allowsoilto dry to the touch between waterings and avoid getting urine on the rosettes . Orostachysactively grow in spring and summer . It requires some shiny sparkle and does not tolerate mellow humidness well .
Orostachysself - spread through offshoot ; one flora will form a dense mat of many at a given time . Propagation is primarily through offset breakup .
In habitat, Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai, Russia. Derivative of a photo byGularjanz Grigoryi Mihajlovich. Used underCC BY-NC 4.0. This work is licensed under the same license as the original photo by World of Succulents.
To separate an offset , remove grease from the offset ’s base to obtain the stolon ( a buddy-buddy ancestor that attaches the whelp to the female parent plant ) . It is full to employ an offset that has already base some root word of its own . Cut the stolon close to the pup ( to discourage antecedent grow from the offset ) . site the offset into a small smoke with well - draining , sandy soil . Do not irrigate until new development is take note .
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