Perennials, Tropicals > Echeveria > Echeveria rusbyi > Echeveria rusbyi
Echeveria rusbyi
San Francisco River Leatherpetal, Leatherpetals, Leather Petals
Origin: It is native to Arizona, spreading south into northern Mexico.
| Family |
| Crassulaceae |
| Genus |
| Echeveria |
| Species |
| rusbyi |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Synonyms |
| Cotyledon rusbyi, Dudleya rusbyi, Graptopetalum rusbyi, Graptopetalum orpetii |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9b to 11b |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 - H1c |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -3.9 - 10 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 25 - 50 |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A small, perennial succulent with several stemless or short-stemmed rosettes up to 10 cm in diameter. |
| Landscape |
| Beds and borders, rock gardens, potted patio plant, potted indoor plant, container plant or as a specimen. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant in loose, well-draining loamy to composted soils in full sun to partial shade. |
| Pests |
| Mealybugs and aphids. |
| Leaf Description |
| A pale green or reddish to violet, up to 5 cm long and wide. |
| Flower Description |
| Flower spikes up to 15 cm tall, with clusters of yellowish-white flowers, cross-banded with dark red and yellow dots towards the centre of the petals. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Trebah Garden Trust, Mawnan Smith, Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
| Propagation |
| By leaf cuttings, seed or stem cuttings. |
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