Graptopetalum macdougalliiAlexander

Family : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : SedoideaeTribe : SedeaeSubtribe : SedinaeGenus : Graptopetalum

Graptopetalum macdougalliiis aboriginal toMexico . It occur in Oaxaca on fairly shady rock candy , seldom epiphytic at raising between 3,940 and 6,890 feet ( 1,200 to 2,100 m ) .

Graptopetalum macdougallii

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Graptopetalum macdougalliiis an attractive , more or less mat - formingsucculentwith bright bluish to greenish leaves arranged in rosettes . The rosettes can grow up to 3 inches ( 7.5 cm ) in diam , give rise offsets on long stolons . The leaf are tongue - shaped , sharply point at the apex , and valuate up to 1.4 inches ( 3.5 cm ) long and 0.6 inches ( 1.5 cm ) widely . They are pass around during the growth season and connivent during the dormancy .

The bloom are star - shaped , 5 - merous , up to 0.8 inch ( 2 cm ) across , and appear in late wintertime and former leap . The petals are milky - yellow - green with disjointed brown blotches and stripe at the base , almost with solid brown coloration towards the tips , and   apically yellowish - green .

USDA hardiness zones9a to 11b : from 20 ° F ( −6.7 ° ampere-second ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° carbon ) .

Graptopetalum macdougallii

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When planting your Ghost Plant in a container , prefer awell - drain potting mixand a container with drain holes .

Try mixing Ghost Plant with other succulent for an interesting yet low - maintenance planting . Or you may integrate your Ghost Plant into a rock garden . you could produce a rock-and-roll garden by stack prominent rocks like limestone as the base and filling in gaps with pocket-size stones , gravel , and soil pockets for planting .

Ghost Plant thrives in sun , so opt a location to get full- or half - daylight Dominicus . When grown as a houseplant , keep it near a brilliant window .

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Some prefer to keep their Ghost Plant cut back to create a fuller material body . For a unlike look , you’re able to reserve it to get a little " leggy . " This allows the twisting stems to climb out of the mass , cascading down gently . Be trusted to countenance the soil almost completely juiceless betweenwaterings .

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