Pachyphytum oviferumPurpus
Moonstones , Pearly Moonstones , Sugaralmond Plant
kin : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : SedoideaeTribe : SedeaeSubtribe : SedinaeGenus : Pachyphytum
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Pachyphytum oviferumis native toMexico . It grows on rock drop in San Luis Potosí at about 3,940 feet ( 1,200 megabyte ) above ocean level .
Pachyphytum oviferumis a popular clump - formingsucculentwith chubby , wan blue - green to blueish - purple leaves arranged in a rosette at the ends of short stems . The rosettes can make a diameter of 4 inches ( 10 cm ) . At first , the prow are erect , later accumbent to pendent , and can uprise up to 8 inches ( 20 curium ) tenacious and 0.5 inches ( 1.3 cm ) in diam . The leaves are obovate to egg-shaped , measuring up to 2 inches ( 5 atomic number 96 ) long , 1.2 inches ( 3 curium ) wide , and 0.7 inches ( 1.7 cm ) thick .
The bell - mold flowers appear in clusters on arching stalks from winter to early spring . They have cream - colored flower petal , apically with a faint round dark regal - red spot , and cover with greenish - white sepals . The efflorescence stalking can get up to 12 in ( 30 cm ) long .
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USDA hardiness zone10a to 11b : from 30 ° F ( −1.1 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° atomic number 6 ) .
Pachyphytumwill not tolerate frosts well . Temperatures below 20 ° F ( -6 ° C ) will wipe out the plant , and temperatures that may go below 45 ° F ( 7 ° C ) during the extended period should be ward off . It tolerates eminent heat and vivid sunlight . As with most succulents from theCrassulaceaefamily , Pachyphytumcan tolerate ( and even appreciate ) poor grunge condition , so long as it is well - draining . It can flourish in full or fond sunshine .
Allow the grease to dry before lachrymation , and avoid let urine on the foliage . The plant life will require more body of water in wintertime as wintertime commence its active growth time of year . If you are unsurewhen to wateryour plant , take in the lowermost will for drying sign and water them then . Pachyphytumis far more likely to exist under - watering than over - watering . The thick , sarcoid leaves will seem droop and slightly " under - full " when they need urine .
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One of the most common pests to houseplants is themealybug , and yourPachyphytummay fall fair game to this pest . The symptom of a mealybug plague are slowed or stopped maturation ( though in summertime , this is a distinctive preindication of quiescency ) .
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