Pachyphytum oviferum
Sugar-almond plant, Moonstone
Pachyphytum Pachyphytum
P. oviferum - P. oviferum is a tender, clump-forming, succulent, evergreen perennial with rosettes of thick, white-frosted, purple-flushed, grey to light green leaves and, from winter into spring, racemes of orange-red flowers surrounded by pale green sepals.
Pachyphytum oviferum is: Evergreen
Clump-forming, Rosette
Orange-red in Spring; Orange-red in Winter
Light green, Grey, Flushed purple in All seasons
Aphids , Mealybugs Aphids , Mealybugs
Generally disease-free
No pruning required except for the removal of dead leaves.
Sow seed at 19-24C in spring.
Leaf cuttings, Seed, Stem tip cuttings
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Pachyphytum oviferum (Sugar-almond plant) will reach a height of 0.1m and a spread of 0.3m after 5-10 years.
Conservatory, Containers, Gravel, Indoor, Low Maintenance, Rock
Indoors, grow in cactus compost in full light with shade from hot sun. In growth, fertilise every 8 weeks with cactus feed at half strength. Water when soil has dried out and lowest leaves look slightly wilted. In frost-free areas, grow in moderately fertile, sharply drained soil in full sun with midday shade.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, East, West
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
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Pachyphytum oviferum
Sugar-almond plant, Moonstone
Pachyphytum Pachyphytum
P. oviferum - P. oviferum is a tender, clump-forming, succulent, evergreen perennial with rosettes of thick, white-frosted, purple-flushed, grey to light green leaves and, from winter into spring, racemes of orange-red flowers surrounded by pale green sepals.
Mexico
Evergreen
Clump-forming, Rosette
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Orange-red in Spring; Orange-red in Winter
Light green, Grey, Flushed purple in All seasons
Generally disease-free
No pruning required except for the removal of dead leaves.
Sow seed at 19-24C in spring.
Leaf cuttings, Seed, Stem tip cuttings
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Pachyphytum oviferum (Sugar-almond plant) will reach a height of 0.1m and a spread of 0.3m after 5-10 years.
Conservatory, Containers, Gravel, Indoor, Low Maintenance, Rock
Indoors, grow in cactus compost in full light with shade from hot sun. In growth, fertilise every 8 weeks with cactus feed at half strength. Water when soil has dried out and lowest leaves look slightly wilted. In frost-free areas, grow in moderately fertile, sharply drained soil in full sun with midday shade.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, East, West
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 12, Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9
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