Echeveria colorata | |
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E. colorata, Huntington Botanical Garden | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Crassulaceae |
Genus: | Echeveria |
Species: | E. colorata
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Binomial name | |
Echeveria colorata E.Walther
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Echeveria colorata, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae, endemic to Mexico.
Echeveria colorata is an evergreen perennial succulent, with a rosette of fleshy leaves growing up to 40 centimetres (16 in) in diameter. [2]
Synonym:
Forms:
Cultivars:
Hybrids:
Echeveria colorata is cultivated as an ornamental plant for rock gardens and as a potted plant.
In cooler temperate regions, it must be kept indoors for the winter, as it does not tolerate temperatures of −4 °C (25 °F) and below. Optimum growing temperature 23 °C to 25 °C. In Australia the summer temperatures can reach above 40 °C so protection will be required. Either move into a more shaded position or shade cloth covering of 70%.
Echeveria is named for Atanasio Echeverría y Godoy, a botanical illustrator who contributed to Flora Mexicana. [4]
Colorata means 'colored'. [4]
Echeveria colorata | |
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E. colorata, Huntington Botanical Garden | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Crassulaceae |
Genus: | Echeveria |
Species: | E. colorata
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Binomial name | |
Echeveria colorata E.Walther
|
Echeveria colorata, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae, endemic to Mexico.
Echeveria colorata is an evergreen perennial succulent, with a rosette of fleshy leaves growing up to 40 centimetres (16 in) in diameter. [2]
Synonym:
Forms:
Cultivars:
Hybrids:
Echeveria colorata is cultivated as an ornamental plant for rock gardens and as a potted plant.
In cooler temperate regions, it must be kept indoors for the winter, as it does not tolerate temperatures of −4 °C (25 °F) and below. Optimum growing temperature 23 °C to 25 °C. In Australia the summer temperatures can reach above 40 °C so protection will be required. Either move into a more shaded position or shade cloth covering of 70%.
Echeveria is named for Atanasio Echeverría y Godoy, a botanical illustrator who contributed to Flora Mexicana. [4]
Colorata means 'colored'. [4]