Perennials, Tropicals > Graptopetalum > Graptopetalum pentandrum > Graptopetalum pentandrum subsp. superbum
Graptopetalum pentandrum
ssp. superbum
Beautiful Graptopetalum
Origin: Native to Mexico.
| Family |
| Crassulaceae |
| Genus |
| Graptopetalum |
| Species |
| pentandrum |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Subspecies |
| superbum |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9b - 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1c - H3 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| ?3.9 - 10 °C |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 25 - 50 °F |
| Height |
| 25 cm |
| Spread |
| 13 - 25 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| As a mass planting in dry gardens or as a pot or container plant in more temperate climates. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant in well drained cactus or succulent mix and place in full sun. Water sparingly but even more so in cool temperatures. |
| Shape |
| Open and flat. |
| Leaf Description |
| Fleshy, thick, pale grey-lavender to pink, and cluster in rosettes at the end of thick stems. |
| Flower Description |
| Yellow flowers with red stamens. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. |
| Propagation |
| Propagate by seed, leaf cuttings placed on the soil surface, or offsets. |
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