Graptopetalum Ellen

Graptopetalum 'Ellen'

Graptopetalum 'Ellen' has pale green leaves and will turn powdery pink to purple when stressed. Although it can tolerate full sun, it requires some shade if the temperature goes over 90° F to prevent sun damage. Graptopetalum (leatherpetal) is a perennial succulent plants and native to Mexico and Arizona. They grow grow in a rosette. They are not frost hardy but in frost free regions, make excellent rockery plants..

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plant Features

Full sun
Very little water
Not Frost hardy
Light and free draining

plant information

Common name

Graptopetalum 'Ellen'

Latin name

Graptopetalum Ellen

type

Succulent

family

Crassulaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun
Frost

Not Frost hardy

Soil

Light and free draining
Water

Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant
When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

0.30 M 0.15 M

Graptopetalum Ellen

Planting

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

They can be propagated easily by separating offsets, but also by leaf cuttings, and by seed if they are not hybrids. Succulents need a warm, sunny well-drained position to develop their foliage colour. Most succulents will be grown in containers and pots and they will need good drainage. Add coarse grit to soil-less compost and repot every year in late-spring. Don't worry about damaging the roots when re-potting: these plants tolerate disturbance well.

Flowering

From Early Spring TO Late Summer

Flowers on short stalks (cymes) arise from compact rosettes of succulent fleshy, often brightly coloured leaves. Species are polycarpic, meaning that they may flower and set seed many times over the course of their lifetimes

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