Graptopetalum’Purple Delight '
Graptopetalum’Blanche - Neige',Graptopetalum’Snow White ' , ×Graptoveria’Crystal '
fellowship : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : SedoideaeTribe : SedeaeSubtribe : SedinaeGenus : Graptopetalum
Private collection, Manila, Philippines. Derivative of a photo by Argie Salango. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
Graptopetalum’Purple Delight ' is a hybrid that results from a cross betweenGraptopetalum amethystinumandGraptopetalum paraguayense .
Graptopetalum’Purple Delight ' , also know asGraptopetalum’Snow White ' , is an elegant succulent with pale green foliage track with a frostlike flower , often attractively mottled , and clustered inrosettesat the end of bare stems . It can make a pinnacle of 6 inches ( 15 cm ) , branch at the al-Qa’ida . The stem can arise up to 10 inches ( 25 cm ) long and 0.5 inch ( 1.3 cm ) in diam , at first erect , laterdecumbentbut reasonably upright at the top , and often with airy roots . The rosettes can reach out a diameter of 4 inches ( 10 cm ) . The leaves graze in colour from deep lilac and calorie-free pink - red to frosty white , depending on the time of year and conditions in which the plant is turn . They can measure up to 2.2 inch ( 5.5 centimeter ) long , up to 0.8 inches ( 2 centimetre ) wide , and up to 0.4 in ( 1 cm ) thick .
The flowers are star - shaped , 5 - merous , and have blanched petal with some flushed Zen , different from flush to flower . In spring , they appear in clusters on commonly dim-witted straw that move up near the stem tips and can arrive at up to 0.8 column inch ( 20 centimetre ) in length .
Private collection, Perth, Australia. Derivative of a photo by Grace Bird. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
Light : G.‘Purple Delight ' thrives in sunshine , so choose a location where it will receive full sun . However , it will also turn in partial tone with slightly rangy results . Therefore , when grow as a houseplant , keep it near a gay window .
Soil : The flora needs well drainage to wield a levelheaded root arrangement . When growingG.‘Purple Delight ' in a pot , select a well - drained soil premix and a potful with drainage hollow .
Temperature : This plant will do well in red-hot weather , but its most active growing will occur in leap and declivity . G.‘Purple Delight ' can withstand temperature as low as 30 ° F ( -1.1 ° C).USDA Plant Hardiness Zones10a to 11b , 30 ° F to 50 ° F ( -1.1 ° C to 10 ° century ) .
Close-up of flowers and buds. Private collection, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Photo by Noelene Tomlinson. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
Watering : In summer , the plant life originate outdoors in full Dominicus will apprize a hebdomadal watering . When the weather cool down down in saltation and fall , issue back on watering to about every 10 to 14 day . Rather than giving the potted plant fiddling spatter of piddle here and there , give it a good drenching until water runs out of the drainage holes , then hold back for the soil to dry out out all before watering again . In winter , piss the industrial plant just enough to keep it from shrink .
fertilise : Apply fertilizer to encourage level-headed growth , including bloom production . Fertilize during the active growing time of year . A water - soluble fertiliser thin out to half the recommended strength is suitable and commonly used .
Repotting : G.‘Purple Delight ' does not ask frequent repotting . When your plant has outgrown its container , repot it in a fresh potting premix in a new pot slightly larger than the one-time one . Give the industrial plant a calendar week or so to readjust before you water it .
Private collection, Perth, Australia. Derivative of a photo by Grace Bird. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
extension : The easiest way to propagateG.‘Purple Delight ' is through stem cuttings . However , it also easily propagates from leaf cuttings . Even a folio that overleap off will quickly root below the parent industrial plant and produce a newfangled russet scab . The unspoilt time to take cuttings is give and summertime .
Learn more atHow to turn and handle for Graptopetalum .
G.‘Purple Delight ' is generally non - toxic to humans and creature .
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