×Graptoveria’Fantome '
×Graptoveria’Fantôme '
Family : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : SempervivoideaeTribe : SedeaeNothogenus:×Graptoveria
Private collection, La Colmena, Paraguay. Photo by Jocelyn Goto. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
×Graptoveria’Fantome ' is a hybrid that results from a crossing betweenGraptopetalum paraguayenseandEcheveria elegant . The creator is strange .
×Graptoveria’Fantome ' is a minor succulent that formsrosettesof thick , overweight leaves at the ending ofdecumbentorpendentstems . It grows solitary or sparsely ramate . The stalk are light greyish - brownish and can grow up to 20 inch ( 50 cm ) long and 0.6 inch ( 1.5 atomic number 96 ) in diameter , miss folio lower down . The rosettes can reach up to 6 inch ( 15 cm ) in diam and produceoffsetswith a long stalk in the leafaxils . The leaves are spoon - form with a short sharp decimal point at theapex , initiallyascending , later recurved , measuring up to 2.8 inch ( 7 cm ) long and 1 inch ( 2.5 atomic number 96 ) wide . They are light bluish , often pinkish , with paler margin , and covered with a off-white efflorescence .
The blossom are star - form , xanthous , sometimes pinkish alfresco , and appear in a single or forkedcincinnuson cherry - unripened stalk in spring and early summertime . They often open amiss .
Private collection, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Braga, Portugal. Photo by Rebelo G Maria. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
Light:×G.‘Fantome ' prefer full sunshine to partial shade . If you move your industrial plant outside in the spring , do it gradually . The vivid afternoon sun can causesunburn . During the winter , when the plant is inner , place it near the brightest windowpane in your home . It will stretch if it does not have enough sunlight .
Soil : This succulent needs a potting ground mix that drains quick . Many growerscreate their own mix , but commercial succulent pot mixes work well .
Temperature : This plant is atender succulent , which mean it must be bring indoors for the wintertime to endure . ×G.‘Fantome ' can stand firm temperature as abject as 25 ° F ( -3.9 ° C).USDA Plant Hardiness Zones9b to 11b , 25 to 50 ° fluorine ( -3.9 to 10 ° nose candy ) .
Private collection, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Braga, Portugal. Photo by Rebelo G Maria. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
Watering : offer temperate measure of urine from outpouring to fall . The " soaking and dry " method is the pet agenda for lacrimation ×G.‘Fantome ' . If you have saucers under the pots , empty the piddle briefly . irrigate your industrial plant just enough to keep it from shriveling during wintertime .
Fertilizing:×G.‘Fantome ' uprise well without fertiliser but may benefit from the excess food . In spring , use a slow - release or fluent fertilizer debase 2 to 4 times more than usual and used less often than recommended .
Repotting : Repot the plant only as needed during spring or early summer when it develop actively . To repot your ×G.‘Fantome’,ensure the grime is ironical before repotting .
Private collection, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Braga, Portugal. Photo by Rebelo G Maria. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
extension : This succulent is propagated from leaf or root word newspaper clipping . leap is the best time to take cuttings .
Learn more atHow to Grow and Care for Echeveria .
×G.‘Fantome ' has no toxic consequence report . It is safe around pets and humans , although it is not advisable to eat it .
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