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Echeveria peacockii
Echeveria
| Family |
| Crassulaceae |
| Genus |
| Echeveria |
| Species |
| peacockii |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9b-11 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -4 to above 5 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 25 to 40 |
| Height |
| 20 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Sub-tropical gardens, container plants. |
| Cultivation |
| Echeveria prefers hot and dry conditions. During the growth period Echeveria needs a relative high amount of water and in winter Echeveria needs a dry substrate. Avoid over head irrigation, because wet leaf rosettes rot rapidly. |
| Shape |
| Clump forming. |
| Pests |
| Mealybugs and aphids. |
| Habitat |
| Mexico. |
| Leaf Description |
| Succulent glaucous leaves arranged in rosettes. |
| Flower Description |
| Purple flower. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Trebah Gardens, Mawnan Smith, Nr Falmouth, Cornwall. |
| Propagation |
| Propagate by sowing seed at 18°C in early spring or by leaf cuttings. |
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