Friday 26 October 2012

Echevaria secunda var. glauca



Name: Echevaria secunda var. glauca
Common Name
 blue hens and chicks
Family
Crassulacae
        Deciduous             Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover         x    Annual

        Coniferous             Tree             Climber             Herbaceous        succulent     Perennial

Habit
short stemmed, clump forming
Hard. Zone
 usda 12
Mature Size
.3m spread by.1 tall

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Leaf: decumbant,dense, basal rosettes, spoon shapedbristle tipped glaucus


Fall/Winter Color

        Leaf Arr.        Opposite         Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered     x    Basal

Flowers: ovoid red flowers, yrllow inside


Infl. raceme like cymes

Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.     ( May.      June.      July. )     August.      Sept.      Oct.      Nov.      Dec. (flowering period)
Water Use
High     Low

Soil
Rich     Lean  x   Well-drained x

Exposure
Sun   x  Semi-shade     Shade
Landscape uses:
carpet bedding


Limitations: mealybugs, soft rot, rots caused by fungi
Other Features:

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