Echeveria Eurychlamys
Echeveria 'Eurychlamys'
http://www.crassulaceae.ch/de/artikel?akID=48&aaID=2&aiID=E&aID=1133 First Description as Cotyledon eurychlamys by Diels in Engler Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 37: 411. 1906. (In German) Synonym : Cotyledon eurychlamys Diels (1906) Series Racemosae Type : Weberbauer 4056, collected 1904 in Dept. Cajamarca, Prov. Hualgayoc, near Hazienda La Tahona, 3100 m. Destroyed in Berlin in World War II. Lectotype : Photo of the type-specimen, Rockefeller Foundation no. 18.249 (F). Etymology : Greek "eurys" = broad, wide, and "chlamys" = cloak : for the conspicuous broad bracts. Distribution: Peru (Dept. Cajamarca : Prov. Hualgayoc, Prov. Celendín, Prov. Cajamarca, Prov. Chota), 1850 - 2500 m. Description by Pino from a plant of the type locality (Haseltonia 15: 3 - 16. 2009) : A succulent glabrous herb with usually a single rosette. Roots many, fibrous, 0.8 - 1.5 mm diam., light grey. Stem not growing aboveground, when subterranean up to 3.5 cm high, 1.2 - 1.5 cm diam. Rosette (6-) 9 - 15 cm diam. Leaves 26 - 38, sessile, succulent, horizontal, flat, widely obovate-oblong, rarely spathulate in older plants, (3-) 6 - 8 cm long, (2-) 3 - 4 cm wide 2 cm from apex, 2 - 4.5 cm wide at middle, 0.9 - 1.3 cm wide at base, 3 - 4 mm thick, upper side concave in young plants, flat to slightly concave in older leaves, light green to glaucous-whitish, darker on apical third where exposed to light, lower side slightly convex and keeled, light green, with a minute deltoid hyaline recurved mucro 2 - 4 mm long, 2 - 4 mm wide, margins hyaline. Flowering stem an equilateral raceme, rarely 2 - 3, nodding at first, then erect, rachis 20 - 25 (-30) cm long, 4 - 8 mm diam. at base, 1.5 - 3 mm diam. at apex, light green to glaucous, pink where exposed. Peduncular bracts 18 - 30, appearing from the proximal 4 - 7 cm, the lower ones spaced 1 - 1.5 cm apart, the upper ones more crowded, erect, widely obovate to orbicular, (1-) 1.6 - 2.6 cm long, 0.6 - 1.7 cm wide, 2 - 4 mm thick, inner side concave, glaucous to light green, outer side convex and keeled, darker near the acute apex, with a trilobed transparent spur at the base. Pedicels 2 - 6 mm long, 2 - 3 mm diam., light green to reddish, with 1 - 2 minute deltoid bracteoles, 1 - 3 mm long and 0.5 - 1.5 mm wide, pale green. Flowers 8 - 16, only in the distal half or third, 1.2 - 1.5 cm long and 7 - 8 mm diam. Calyx lobes united at base, erect, sepals ovate-deltoid, acute, 5 - 7 mm long, 2.5 - 3 mm wide, light green-glaucous, apex reddish. Corolla ovoid, pentagonal, 6 - 7 mm thick near base, petals oblong, acuminate, 1.1 - 1.2 (-1.5) cm long, 2.5 - 3 mm wide, outer surface yellow to pink at base, salmon to pink towards apex, keeled, apex uncinate, recurving, inner surface yellow in the proximal half, salmon in the distal half ..... Flowering time : May to July.
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 'Eurychlamys'
Latin name
Echeveria Eurychlamys
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
0.30 M
0.20 M
Echeveria Eurychlamys
http://www.crassulaceae.ch/de/artikel?akID=48&aaID=2&aiID=E&aID=1133 First Description as Cotyledon eurychlamys by Diels in Engler Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 37: 411. 1906. (In German) Synonym : Cotyledon eurychlamys Diels (1906) Series Racemosae Type : Weberbauer 4056, collected 1904 in Dept. Cajamarca, Prov. Hualgayoc, near Hazienda La Tahona, 3100 m. Destroyed in Berlin in World War II. Lectotype : Photo of the type-specimen, Rockefeller Foundation no. 18.249 (F). Etymology : Greek "eurys" = broad, wide, and "chlamys" = cloak : for the conspicuous broad bracts. Distribution: Peru (Dept. Cajamarca : Prov. Hualgayoc, Prov. Celendín, Prov. Cajamarca, Prov. Chota), 1850 - 2500 m. Description by Pino from a plant of the type locality (Haseltonia 15: 3 - 16. 2009) : A succulent glabrous herb with usually a single rosette. Roots many, fibrous, 0.8 - 1.5 mm diam., light grey. Stem not growing aboveground, when subterranean up to 3.5 cm high, 1.2 - 1.5 cm diam. Rosette (6-) 9 - 15 cm diam. Leaves 26 - 38, sessile, succulent, horizontal, flat, widely obovate-oblong, rarely spathulate in older plants, (3-) 6 - 8 cm long, (2-) 3 - 4 cm wide 2 cm from apex, 2 - 4.5 cm wide at middle, 0.9 - 1.3 cm wide at base, 3 - 4 mm thick, upper side concave in young plants, flat to slightly concave in older leaves, light green to glaucous-whitish, darker on apical third where exposed to light, lower side slightly convex and keeled, light green, with a minute deltoid hyaline recurved mucro 2 - 4 mm long, 2 - 4 mm wide, margins hyaline. Flowering stem an equilateral raceme, rarely 2 - 3, nodding at first, then erect, rachis 20 - 25 (-30) cm long, 4 - 8 mm diam. at base, 1.5 - 3 mm diam. at apex, light green to glaucous, pink where exposed. Peduncular bracts 18 - 30, appearing from the proximal 4 - 7 cm, the lower ones spaced 1 - 1.5 cm apart, the upper ones more crowded, erect, widely obovate to orbicular, (1-) 1.6 - 2.6 cm long, 0.6 - 1.7 cm wide, 2 - 4 mm thick, inner side concave, glaucous to light green, outer side convex and keeled, darker near the acute apex, with a trilobed transparent spur at the base. Pedicels 2 - 6 mm long, 2 - 3 mm diam., light green to reddish, with 1 - 2 minute deltoid bracteoles, 1 - 3 mm long and 0.5 - 1.5 mm wide, pale green. Flowers 8 - 16, only in the distal half or third, 1.2 - 1.5 cm long and 7 - 8 mm diam. Calyx lobes united at base, erect, sepals ovate-deltoid, acute, 5 - 7 mm long, 2.5 - 3 mm wide, light green-glaucous, apex reddish. Corolla ovoid, pentagonal, 6 - 7 mm thick near base, petals oblong, acuminate, 1.1 - 1.2 (-1.5) cm long, 2.5 - 3 mm wide, outer surface yellow to pink at base, salmon to pink towards apex, keeled, apex uncinate, recurving, inner surface yellow in the proximal half, salmon in the distal half ..... Flowering time : May to July.
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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