Pachyveria Bea

Description

Pachyveria Bea is an intergeneric cross between Pachyphytum and Echeveria, with rolled pointed foliage of the former and forming the tight rosettes of the latter, in a beautiful shade of dusky blue gray, with red and wine tints. Foliage stays under 6″ tall. This plant can be grown from leaf cuttings. Pull a leaf from the main stem, leave it to dry for a day, then place it on the surface of the growing medium. The growing medium should be light and well drained, you can use a mixture of soil, sand and compost.

The leaf of Pachyveria bea will form roots and eventually, a small rosette will appear at the base. It requires minimum 10 degrees C temperature and partial sun to form roots and new growth. Remove and pot up the new plant when well rooted. Water the new plant regularly.

Plant Specifications

Plant Height	5 inch (13 cm)
Plant Spread	3 inch (8 cm)

Common Name	Pachyveria Bea
Maximum Reachable Height	6 inches
Flower Colour	Red- orange
Bloom Time	Summer
Difficulty Level	Easy to grow

Planting And Care of Pachyveria bea

• Keep in a bright sunny location.
• Try not to water the leaves, give water to soil only.
• Avoid overwatering as the roots may get rot.
• Water the plant in a morning, between 8 to 10 am.
• Re-pot when the Pachyveria bea plant performs clump and goes beyond the pot size. It should be done before or after the rainy season and in the spring season.
• Avoid keeping in suffocated areas or in dark room.
• While, re-potting or propagating try not to disturb the roots.
• Required care in the winter season. If growing in a pot, then kept in indoors and growing in outside do mulching.

Sunlight	Full sun to partial shade, at least 4 to 6 hours of sunlight per day.
Watering	Moderately
Soil	Well drained soil.
Temperature	22 to 35 degrees C
Fertilizer	Apply any organic fertilizer in spring.

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