Echeveria x gilva
Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Echeveria gilva
- Echeveria 'Gilva'
- Phonetic Spelling
- ech-eh-ver-EE-a GIL-vuh
- Description
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An artificial hybrid between E. agavoides and E. elegans.
VIDEO Created by Elisabeth Meyer for "Houseplants, Succulents, and Cacti", a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Echeveria
- Species:
- x gilva
- Family:
- Crassulaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Perennial
- Succulent
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Pink
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Cyme
- Raceme
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Shape:
- Tubular
- Flower Description:
- Blooms multiple times in the plant's lifetime.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Feel:
- Fleshy
- Smooth
- Waxy
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Long-lasting
- Showy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Rosulate
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Surface:
- Covered with a powdery bloom (glaucous)
- Stem Description:
- Short, succulent stems.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Houseplants
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Drought
- Dry Soil
