Echeveria’Pinky '
class : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : SempervivoideaeTribe : SedeaeGenus : Echeveria
Echeveria’Pinky ' is a hybrid make by Myron Kimnach in 1961 and answer from a cross betweenEcheveria canteandEcheveria shaviana .
Photo byEmmanuelle Aubé
Echeveria’Pinky ' is a beautiful succulent that forms a normally solitary rosette of more or less crinkled and unambiguously colored leave with a powdery coating . The little potato can grow up to 10 column inch ( 25 centimetre ) in diam . The foliage are blue - green mixed with imperial and pink .
The flowers are bell shape - shaped , pink - Orange River , and appear on arching spikes in springtime .
Light : E.‘Pinky ' prefers full Sunday to partial tad . If you move your flora outdoors in the spring , do it gradually . The intense good afternoon sunlight can causesunburn . During the wintertime , when yourE.‘Pinky ' is inside , put it near the brightest windowpane in your home . It will load if it does not have enough sunlight .
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Soil : This succulent needs a potting soil mix that drains quick . Many growerscreate their own mix , but commercial-grade succulent pot mixes will work fine .
Hardiness : This plant is atender succulent , which means it must be brought indoors for the winter to survive . E.‘Pinky ' can hold out temperatures as low as 25 to 50 ° degree Fahrenheit ( -3.9 to 10 ° C),USDA hardiness zones9b to 11b .
tearing : supply moderate amounts of water supply from spring to precipitate . The " soak and dry " method acting is the preferent schedule for wateringE.‘Pinky ' . If you have disc under the hatful , empty the water system briefly . During the wintertime months , water the plant just enough to keep the plants from shrivel .
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Fertilizing : E.‘Pinky ' produce well without plant food but may benefit from the special nutrients . habituate a boring - vent plant food in fountain or a liquid fertilizer diluted 2 to 4 prison term more than common and used less often than recommended .
Repotting : Repot the plant only as needed during bound or early summer when it develop actively . To repot yourE.‘Pinky’,ensure the soil is dry before repotting .
Propagation : Like allEcheverias , this succulent is usually propagated from leaves and offsets , but it can also be grow from theme cuttings and come . Spring is the best time to take cuttings and freestanding offset . Sow the seminal fluid in spring or summertime .
Photo by Noelene Tomlinson
Learn more atHow to Grow and Care for Echeveria .
E.‘Pinky ' has no reported toxic effects . It is safe around deary and mankind , although it is not advisable to eat it .
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