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Landscape Succulents » Zone 9b » Graptosedum Vera Higgins

Graptosedum Vera Higgins

$6.50

This plant grows in whorled rosettes of rounded cylindrical leaves. These are colored reddish bronze when the plant is under more stress from bright sun or cold weather.

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SKU: 12501 Categories: Zone 9b, Zone 10a, Zone 10b, Zone 11a, Stonecrops, Soft Succulents
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Graptosedum Vera Higgins

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Graptosedum Vera Higgins is an hybrid between x Graptosedum Vera Higgins (itself a cross of x Graptopetalum and Sedum Vera Higgins) and another sedum.

Graptosedum Vera Higgins works well in combination with other succulents in containers. It also can make a nice small-scale ground cover in well-drained soils. It is a good contrasting color plant to silver and green foliage in succulent, cactus and xeriscape plantings.

This plant grows in whorled rosettes of rounded cylindrical leaves. These are colored reddish bronze when the plant is under more stress from bright sun or cold weather. It resembles a larger, upright jelly bean plant (Sedum rubrotinctum var roseum).

Only recently have we been able to identify this nursery favorite as Graptosedum ‘Vera Higgins’. For more than 30 years, we identified it as an Echeveria with unknown origins. It was originally purchased by the late Dr Newcomer from a biker drinking beer on his patio. Having come home empty-handed from a nursery excursion, Dr. Newcomer discovered a biker friend had plants that were even better than the nursery he’d visited. Hence the name we have used for decades — Echeveria sp. ‘Biker’. Its colors are amazing; we can hardly keep them in the nursery.

This plant is an hybrid between x Graptosedum Vera Higgins (itself a cross of x Graptopetalum and Sedum Vera Higgins) and another sedum.

Horticultural Data

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Names and Synonyms: Graptosedum ‘Bronze’
Common Names: Echeveria ‘Biker’
Family: Crassulaceae
Origin: This plant is an hybrid between x Graptosedum Vera Higgins (itself a cross of x Graptopetalum and Sedum Vera Higgins) and another sedum.
Size Label: 1 Gallon
Height: 12″
Width: 12-24″
Cold Tolerance: 25 to 30°F, -3.9 to -1.1°C
Heat Tolerance: High heat tolerance
Light Requirement: Looks best in some light shade inland to full sun in costal areas.
Water needs: Drought tolerant
Maintenance: Remove spent flower stalks if desired
Uses: This plant works well in combination with other succulents in containers. It also can make a nice small-scale ground cover in well-drained soils. It is a good contrasting color plant to silver and green foliage in succulent, cactus and xeriscape plantings.
Propagation: This plant is easily propagated from cuttings.
Problems: Root rot in poor-draining soils in cool wet weather.

Research Links:
http://www.smgrowers.com/products/plants/plantdisplay.asp?plant_id=2141

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There is a minimum purchase of any 4 plants for online orders. All plants shipped bare root. Other sizes may be available for pick up from our growing grounds in Fallbrook, CA. For more information, give us a call at 760-990-4762.
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