Pachyphytum compactum

Pachyphytum 'Compactum'

P. compactum has a short stem, up to 15cm tall that often branch towards the base and hold rosettes with many cylindrical light green leaves with heavy white veins and deep purple tips. The inflorescence is 30cm tall. The flowers are pale yellow in the center and the rest of the flower is pinkish orange.

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plant Features

Full sun
Very little water
Not Frost hardy
Free draining

plant information

Common name

Pachyphytum 'Compactum'

Latin name

Pachyphytum compactum

type

Succulent

family

Crassulaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun
Frost

Not Frost hardy

Soil

Free draining
Water

Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

0.10 M 0.30 M

Pachyphytum compactum

Planting young plants

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

Prior to planting, work in a 50/50 mix of compost and sand or pumice into the pot or growing site. Plant your Pachyphytum no deeper than it was planted in the nursery pot it came in. Provide at least 12 inches of space around the plant to it to sprawl, since moonstone plants start out upright, but then spread out along the ground. Mulch around the plant with black pebbles to enhance its appearance.

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