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Description: The Sedeverias
are intergeneric hybrids made from a cross between a Sedum sp. and an
Echeveria sp. The crested form here described is of unknown parentage.
It is a branching succulent which produces many nice crested stems from
the base and
seems to to change in and out of its crested mode during the years.
Width: 30-40 cm. It slowly grows into an undulating mound,
A true oddity!
Stems and rosettes: The
fasciated rosettes stand up on pale green to pinkish stalks up
to 30 cm tall. Young stem with leaves on the top, no leaves on the old
basal part of stems.
Leaves: (1-)1·8 × 2(-2·8) cm, obovate-cuneate with mucro, entire,
not ciliate on the margin and the keel, waxy, tender green, margin
becoming bronze-red in the sun.
NOTE: The new genus
Sedeveria was made necessary to name a number of recent
bigeneric crosses, of which one is an Echeveria sp.
(often E. Derenbergii) as one parent with one of the
several species of Sedum (especially Mexican species) The
several hybrids are usually intermediate between the two parents, even
if the traits of the genus Sedum often appear to be dominant. Many of
this hybrids are commonly found in the trade but not usually named.
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Cultivation: Sedeveria will grow almost all
the year, only resting a bit during the hottest part of summer. This easy
species is suited for pot culture and prefers light shade. It needs
moderate water in summer, keep dry in winter Fairly prone to stem root
rot; do not let water sit on the rosette crown.
Happy in just about any soil type, as long as
adequate drainage is provided. However
pot-grown specimens appreciate rich soil. This plant has proven hardy at about -2 degrees C
but likely is hardier.
Thrives indoors as a houseplant, too!
Watch out for snails!!
They love this plant.
Reproduction: It can be propagated from
cuttings or from leaf-cuttings (leaves detach spontaneously at the
minimal touch and start soon rooting, but most of the plant that
develops from leaves are not crested)
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