Pachyphytum

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Pachyphytum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Pachyphytum (Greek, thick plant). Crassulaceae. Succulents, likely to be found in the under-glass collections of amateurs, and out-of-doors far South. See page 870, Volume II. Caulescent, more or less branched, with very thick lvs. which are often terete: fls. solitary or in secund racemes; calyx deeply lobed, the lobes shorter than the corolla, and appressed to it; corolla 5-7-parted and not at all 5-angled; petals erect below, spreading above; stamens 10, the 5 alternating with the petals free from the corolla, the other 5 borne on the petals each usually with a pair of appendages at the base; scales broad: carpels 5, erect, free to the base.—About 7 species from Mex. Pachyphytum is usually included in Cotyledon but some recent American botanists keep the genus distinct. P. uniflorum, Rose, is a stout species usually woody below with green hardly glaucous terete lvs., appendaged stamens and acute calyx-lobes, said to be cult, in shady courtyards at San Luis Potosi, Mex. P. bracteosum, Klotzsch (Echeveria brac- teosa, Lindl. & Paxt.). This species has oblanceolate to spatulate thickish lvs. and a curved, finally erect, secund raceme which is 12-18-fld.: its calyx is deeply campanulate with unequal lobes and a bright red corolla. Mex. B.M. 4951. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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