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Echeveria Brachetti in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Echeveria Brachetti

 

Echeveria 'Brachetti'

http://www.crassulaceae.ch/de/artikel?akID=48&aaID=2&aiID=B&aID=1107 Series Nudae (because of the conspicuous stem, though the inflorescence is different). Type : Reyes & Brachet 5728, collected 2 km south of Comaltepec, on the road to San Pablo Macuiltianguis, 18 March 2007. Etymology : Named for Christian Brachet Ize. Distribution : Mexico (Oaxaca : Sierra de Juárez), only known from type locality; growing in pine-oak forests and preferring high humidity and some shade. Description by Reyes & Gonzáles in Cactáceas y Suculentas Mexicanas 54(3): 78-81. ills. 2009 : Plant glabrous, caespitose. Stems to 30 cm tall, 2 cm in diameter. Rosette loose, 5 – 9 cm in diameter. Leaves 4 – 5 x 1.5 – 2 cm, 2 mm thick in the middle, spatulate to obovate, mucronate, spreading to recurved, margins entire, glaucous, light green. Flowering stems 1 – 4, upright or decumbent, 20 – 30 cm tall (inflorescence included), 3 mm in diameter at base, green to slightly reddish above, bracts 1.5 - 3.5 cm long and 0.5 - 1.5 cm wide, spatulate, apex acute, green to yellowish green, pedicels 6.5 – 10 mm long, 1 mm thick, ascending to downcurved, reddish, inflorescence a raceme with about 14 flowers. Flowers : Sepals unequal, 3.4 - 6 mm long and 1 - 2 mm broad, ascending, triangular-lanceolate, acute, slightly pruinose, corolla cylindrical-pentagonal, 9 – 10 mm long, 6 - 6.5 mm in diameter at base, orange to pink outside, yellow inside, petals united at the base, lanceolate, acute to aristate, ca 1.5 mm wide. Flowering time : December - February. Link to a summary of the above description in English and French. First Published in Cactáceas y Suculentas Mexicanas 54(3): 78, ills., 2009. Note: This species has been published with the provisional name Echeveria 'Macuiltianguis' in Pilbeam, The genus Echeveria, p.320, 2008.

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plant Features
  • Echeveria Brachetti likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Echeveria Brachetti likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Echeveria Brachetti is a little frost hardy: 32f (0°c)

    A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

  • Echeveria Brachetti likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

 
plant information

Common name

Echeveria 'Brachetti'

Latin name

Echeveria Brachetti

type

Succulent

family

Crassulaceae

ph

5.5 - 6.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Echeveria Brachetti likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Echeveria Brachetti is a little frost hardy: 32f (0°c)

    A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

  • Soil

    Echeveria Brachetti likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

  • Water

    Echeveria Brachetti likes occasional watering

    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

The size of a fully grown Echeveria Brachetti is 0.40meters x 0.30meters 0.40 M 0.30 M

Echeveria Brachetti

http://www.crassulaceae.ch/de/artikel?akID=48&aaID=2&aiID=B&aID=1107 Series Nudae (because of the conspicuous stem, though the inflorescence is different). Type : Reyes & Brachet 5728, collected 2 km south of Comaltepec, on the road to San Pablo Macuiltianguis, 18 March 2007. Etymology : Named for Christian Brachet Ize. Distribution : Mexico (Oaxaca : Sierra de Juárez), only known from type locality; growing in pine-oak forests and preferring high humidity and some shade. Description by Reyes & Gonzáles in Cactáceas y Suculentas Mexicanas 54(3): 78-81. ills. 2009 : Plant glabrous, caespitose. Stems to 30 cm tall, 2 cm in diameter. Rosette loose, 5 – 9 cm in diameter. Leaves 4 – 5 x 1.5 – 2 cm, 2 mm thick in the middle, spatulate to obovate, mucronate, spreading to recurved, margins entire, glaucous, light green. Flowering stems 1 – 4, upright or decumbent, 20 – 30 cm tall (inflorescence included), 3 mm in diameter at base, green to slightly reddish above, bracts 1.5 - 3.5 cm long and 0.5 - 1.5 cm wide, spatulate, apex acute, green to yellowish green, pedicels 6.5 – 10 mm long, 1 mm thick, ascending to downcurved, reddish, inflorescence a raceme with about 14 flowers. Flowers : Sepals unequal, 3.4 - 6 mm long and 1 - 2 mm broad, ascending, triangular-lanceolate, acute, slightly pruinose, corolla cylindrical-pentagonal, 9 – 10 mm long, 6 - 6.5 mm in diameter at base, orange to pink outside, yellow inside, petals united at the base, lanceolate, acute to aristate, ca 1.5 mm wide. Flowering time : December - February. Link to a summary of the above description in English and French. First Published in Cactáceas y Suculentas Mexicanas 54(3): 78, ills., 2009. Note: This species has been published with the provisional name Echeveria 'Macuiltianguis' in Pilbeam, The genus Echeveria, p.320, 2008.


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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