Echeveria Coccinea
Echeveria 'Coccinea'
http://www.crassulaceae.ch/de/artikel?akID=48&aaID=2&aiID=C&aID=1129 First Description by Cavanilles in Icones et Descriptiones Plantarum 2: 54. 1793. Synonyms : Cotyledon coccinea Cavanilles (1793) Echeveria pubescens Schlechtendal (1839) / Cotyledon pubescens (Schlechtendal ) Baker (1869) Echeveria longifolia hort. Series Echeveria Type : Not designated. Lectotype - Iconotype : Cavanilles, Icones et Descriptiones Plantarum 2, plate 170. 1793. Etymology : Latin "coccineus" = deep red : referring to the red flowers. Distribution : Mexico (Hidalgo, Distrito Federal, Guanajuato, Puebla, Oaxaca, Tlaxcala, Chiapas, Veracruz, Querétaro). Description by Reid Moran in Cactus and Succulent Jorunal US 48: 227-228. 1976 : Plant gray velvety pubescent on all exposed parts, with tapering pluricellular trichomes to 2.5 mm long. Stems to 70 cm high or trailing to 1 m or more, 0.5 - 2 cm thick, glabrescent, becoming silvery gray, usually little branched but sometimes shrubby. Rosettes 5 - 20 cm wide, of 8 - 17 leaves crowded at stem apex, or the lower somewhat separated. Rosette leaves elliptic to oblanceolate or cuneate-obovate, acute to acuminate, 3 - 13.5 cm long, 1 - 3.5 cm wide, 4 - 8 mm thick, channeled ventrally acutely so towards base, the margins rounded, the base subterete, 5 - 8 mm wide. Floral stems arising just below stem apex but by late anthesis as much as 8 cm below, 20 - 70 (-100) cm high, 4 - 13 mm thick, with 25 - 60 leaves below inflorescence, the leaves ascending to downcurved, elliptic to oblanceolate, acute to acuminate, channeled ventrally, short-spurred, the lowest to 7 cm long, 2.5 cm wide, 4 mm thick. Inflorescence spicate to subracemose, dense to rather open, of 15 - 60 (-110) flowers, the bracts lanceolate to oblanceolate, narrowly acute, commonly exceeding flowers, the pedicels 2 - 4 mm thick, 0 - 2 (-4) mm long, the paired bracteoles linear, 5 - 15 mm long. Flowers July to March. Calyx disk 4 - 6 mm wide, the segments mostly spreading or slightly reflexed, nearly equal or those of one flower differing by as much as one-third, triangular-lanceolate, narrowly acute, 5 - 15 mm long, 2 - 5 mm wide, 1.5 - 3 mm thick, biconvex with obtuse margins. Corolla scarlet to castilian red, orange-yellow within, 9 - 15 mm long, 7 - 10 mm wide at base, 8 - 11 mm wide above, pentagonal with flattish sides, petals connate 3 - 5 mm, narrowly ovate, acute to subacuminate, apiculate, 3 - 5 mm wide, slightly ascending from top of corolla tube and not in contact above middle of free part, acutely keeled, the well-defined nectar pit with conspicuously thickened upper rim, filaments yellow, subulate, 5 - 8 mm long from corolla base, 0.7 - 1 mm wide at base, anthers yellow. ......... Note : 1. Echeveria coccinea was the first Echeveria to arrive in Europe, at around 1790. Seeds were sent to the Botanical Garden of Madrid, origin unknown, and in 1793 the Spanish botanist Cavanilles described and illustrated it as Cotyledon coccinea. Later it was found native in Mexico. 2. When in 1828 De Candolle erected the genus Echeveria for the New World Cotyledon species, E. coccinea became the type species of the new genus Echeveria. 3. In 1839 Schlechtendal described E. pubescens - obviously because he ignored the 1793 description of E. coccinea by Cavanilles. E. pubescens is not a species distinctly different from E. coccinea (as incorrectly stated by E. Walther, Echeveria, p. 390), it is only one of the variants of the very variable E. coccinea. Therefore the name E. pubescens is merely a synonym of E. coccinea and should not be used any longer. 4. Plants circulating as E. pubescens are almost always the hybrid E. 'Pulvicox' and not the species E. coccinea. 5. E. coccinea is easily recognizable by the long bract subtending each flower and conspicuously exceeding the corolla, E. 'Pulvicox', the imposter, is devoid of such bracts.
Contributed by @gardentagssucculentexpert
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Free draining and fertile
Common name
Echeveria 'Coccinea'
Latin name
Echeveria Coccinea
type
Succulent
family
Crassulaceae
ph
5.5 - 6.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Soil
Free draining and fertile
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.40 M
0.70 M
Echeveria Coccinea
http://www.crassulaceae.ch/de/artikel?akID=48&aaID=2&aiID=C&aID=1129 First Description by Cavanilles in Icones et Descriptiones Plantarum 2: 54. 1793. Synonyms : Cotyledon coccinea Cavanilles (1793) Echeveria pubescens Schlechtendal (1839) / Cotyledon pubescens (Schlechtendal ) Baker (1869) Echeveria longifolia hort. Series Echeveria Type : Not designated. Lectotype - Iconotype : Cavanilles, Icones et Descriptiones Plantarum 2, plate 170. 1793. Etymology : Latin "coccineus" = deep red : referring to the red flowers. Distribution : Mexico (Hidalgo, Distrito Federal, Guanajuato, Puebla, Oaxaca, Tlaxcala, Chiapas, Veracruz, Querétaro). Description by Reid Moran in Cactus and Succulent Jorunal US 48: 227-228. 1976 : Plant gray velvety pubescent on all exposed parts, with tapering pluricellular trichomes to 2.5 mm long. Stems to 70 cm high or trailing to 1 m or more, 0.5 - 2 cm thick, glabrescent, becoming silvery gray, usually little branched but sometimes shrubby. Rosettes 5 - 20 cm wide, of 8 - 17 leaves crowded at stem apex, or the lower somewhat separated. Rosette leaves elliptic to oblanceolate or cuneate-obovate, acute to acuminate, 3 - 13.5 cm long, 1 - 3.5 cm wide, 4 - 8 mm thick, channeled ventrally acutely so towards base, the margins rounded, the base subterete, 5 - 8 mm wide. Floral stems arising just below stem apex but by late anthesis as much as 8 cm below, 20 - 70 (-100) cm high, 4 - 13 mm thick, with 25 - 60 leaves below inflorescence, the leaves ascending to downcurved, elliptic to oblanceolate, acute to acuminate, channeled ventrally, short-spurred, the lowest to 7 cm long, 2.5 cm wide, 4 mm thick. Inflorescence spicate to subracemose, dense to rather open, of 15 - 60 (-110) flowers, the bracts lanceolate to oblanceolate, narrowly acute, commonly exceeding flowers, the pedicels 2 - 4 mm thick, 0 - 2 (-4) mm long, the paired bracteoles linear, 5 - 15 mm long. Flowers July to March. Calyx disk 4 - 6 mm wide, the segments mostly spreading or slightly reflexed, nearly equal or those of one flower differing by as much as one-third, triangular-lanceolate, narrowly acute, 5 - 15 mm long, 2 - 5 mm wide, 1.5 - 3 mm thick, biconvex with obtuse margins. Corolla scarlet to castilian red, orange-yellow within, 9 - 15 mm long, 7 - 10 mm wide at base, 8 - 11 mm wide above, pentagonal with flattish sides, petals connate 3 - 5 mm, narrowly ovate, acute to subacuminate, apiculate, 3 - 5 mm wide, slightly ascending from top of corolla tube and not in contact above middle of free part, acutely keeled, the well-defined nectar pit with conspicuously thickened upper rim, filaments yellow, subulate, 5 - 8 mm long from corolla base, 0.7 - 1 mm wide at base, anthers yellow. ......... Note : 1. Echeveria coccinea was the first Echeveria to arrive in Europe, at around 1790. Seeds were sent to the Botanical Garden of Madrid, origin unknown, and in 1793 the Spanish botanist Cavanilles described and illustrated it as Cotyledon coccinea. Later it was found native in Mexico. 2. When in 1828 De Candolle erected the genus Echeveria for the New World Cotyledon species, E. coccinea became the type species of the new genus Echeveria. 3. In 1839 Schlechtendal described E. pubescens - obviously because he ignored the 1793 description of E. coccinea by Cavanilles. E. pubescens is not a species distinctly different from E. coccinea (as incorrectly stated by E. Walther, Echeveria, p. 390), it is only one of the variants of the very variable E. coccinea. Therefore the name E. pubescens is merely a synonym of E. coccinea and should not be used any longer. 4. Plants circulating as E. pubescens are almost always the hybrid E. 'Pulvicox' and not the species E. coccinea. 5. E. coccinea is easily recognizable by the long bract subtending each flower and conspicuously exceeding the corolla, E. 'Pulvicox', the imposter, is devoid of such bracts.
Planting
From Early Spring TO Late Winter
Echeveria can be propagated easily by separating pups, but also by leaf cuttings, and by seed. It needs a warm, sunny position with well drained soil to develop their foliage colour. It is recommended to position plants in an area where they are in part shade. This means that they should be in morning sun, or afternoon sun, or both (but shaded during the harsh midday period). Alternatively, plants may be grown under full filtered sun underneath shade cloth which is usually stocked by your local hardware store. 50% filtration is recommended to avoid sunburn but maintain great colour. You may need to test what works well in your particular climate. Most succulents will be grown in containers and pots and they will need good drainage medium. Add coarse grit such as perlite or pumice to soil and repot every year in late-spring. Don't worry about damaging the roots when re-potting as most Echeveria generally tolerate disturbance well.
Flowering
From Early Spring TO Late Winter
Echeveria could flower a number of times through the year. Flowering can use much of the plant’s energy, therefore it’s recommended that flower stalks are removed from sick or weaker plants until they are well established. If your plant is healthy, enjoy it’s beautiful show of blooms. Flowers on short stalks (cymes) arise from compact rosettes of succulent's fleshy, often brightly coloured leaves. Species are polycarpic, meaning that they may flower and set seed many times over the course of their lifetimes and indeed a number of times per year.
Propagating
From Early Spring TO Late Winter
Pluck a leaf gently from the stem taking care not to damage the leaf. It should have a u-shape if plucked correctly. Leave the leaf for a few days to callous over. Once this has happened, place the leaf on top of your propagation medium of choice with the u-shaped end downward, rest the leaf on a bamboo stick or similar at a 45 degree angle to the propagation medium. Propagation is best done in indirect light, not in direct sunlight. Alternatively, a grow light can be used. Roots should sprout in two to four weeks, followed by new tiny leaves. At this point, depending on the humidity and rainfall in your area, you may mist or lightly water your leaves as the plant grows. Resist the urge to remove the mother leaf once it becomes dried up and shrivelled. It’s best for this process to occur naturally.
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