×Graptoveria’Coconut Ice '
Family : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : SempervivoideaeTribe : SedeaeNothogenus:×Graptoveria
The hybrid was named after aBritish confectioneryprepared using grated desiccated coconut or just grated coconut , condensed milk , saccharide , and pinkish food color on half of the candy , resulting in pinkish and snowy colouration .
Perfectly showing the pink coloring. Private collection, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Photo by Noelene Tomlinson. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
harmonize to Bev Spiller , this is an Australian cross created by Dave Poulgrain in the tardy nineties or early 2000s . It was first named Echeveria ' Pretty in Pink ' and changed to ×Graptoveria ' Coconut Ice ' when it became apparent it was a ×Graptoveria . It is not to be confused with the other one selling asEcheveria’Pretty in Pink ' ( or ×Graptoveria’Pretty in Pink ' ) , which has been proven to be×Graptoveria’Marpin ' . The lineage is unnamed .
×Graptoveria’Coconut Ice ' is a beautiful succulent that forms rosettes of fleshy , pointed , pale blue - greenish and pinkish leave-taking with wavy edges . The stem canker can grow up to 6 inches ( 15 curium ) in diameter and produce offsets . The pink color on the leaf becomes less pronounced or deeper calculate on the season and growing conditions .
The bloom are bell - shaped and yellowed , sometimes with red markings on the exterior . In outflow , they seem in clusters in fork-like anthesis .
Private collection, Perth, Western Australia, Australia. Photo by Jummy Chaimaha. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
×Graptoveria’Coconut Ice ' is also sold as ×Graptoveria’Pretty in Pink ' or ×Graptoveria’Pretty n Pink ' .
Light:×G.‘Coconut Ice ' prefers full Dominicus to fond refinement . If you move your plant life outside in the bounce , do it step by step . The intense afternoon sunlight can causesunburn . During the winter , when the industrial plant is inside , direct it near the bright windowpane in your abode . It will stretch if it does not have enough sunshine .
dirt : This succulent take a potting soil premix that drains apace . Many growerscreate their own mix , but commercial succulent potting commixture will work OK .
Grown in the morning sun. Private collection, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Photo by Santino Rischitelli. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
Temperature : This plant is atender succulent , which means it must be brought indoors for the winter to hold out . ×G.‘Coconut Ice ' can withstand temperatures as low as 25 ° F ( -3.9 ° C).USDA Plant Hardiness Zones9b to 11b , 25 to 50 ° degree Fahrenheit ( -3.9 to 10 ° hundred ) .
Watering : cater moderate amounts of water from springtime to fall . The " soak and dry " method is the pet schedule for watering ×G.‘Coconut Ice ' . If you have saucer under the pots , empty the water briefly . Water your plant just enough to keep it from shriveling during winter .
Fertilizing:×G.‘Coconut Ice grows well without fertilizer but may benefit from the extra nutrients . In springiness , use a slow - release or liquid fertilizer load 2 to 4 clip more than common and used less often than recommended .
Buds and flowers. Private collection, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Photo by Santino Rischitelli. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
Repotting : Repot the flora only as demand during fountain or other summer when it grows actively . To repot your ×G.‘Coconut Ice’,ensure the soil is ironical before repotting .
Propagation : This succulent is propagated from leaf or stem cutting . bounce is the best prison term to take cutting .
Learn more atHow to Grow and Care for Echeveria .
×G.‘Coconut Ice ' has no toxic effects reported . It is safe around ducky and humans , although it is not advisable to eat it .
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