Light-Temperature:
Full sun or half shade. It is very resistant to various climates and withstands light frosts.
The lowest temperature (ºC) supported by this cactus is on average:: -2
Irrigation:
Moderate in spring - summer and scarce in autumn - winter.
Multiplication:
By seeds, by leaf cuttings or by suckers in spring and summer.
Pests:
Mealybugs and aphids on their flowers mainly, slugs and snails on their leaves.
Soil:
A mixture of universal substrate, perlite and river sand to ensure good drainage.
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Scientific name:
Echeveria secunda
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Synonyms:
Cotyledon glauca, Cotyledon pumila, Cotyledon secunda, Echeveria byrnesii, Echeveria glauca, Echeveria glauca var. pumila, Echeveria gracillima, Echeveria pumila, Echeveria pumila var. glauca, Echeveria rosacea, Echeveria secunda f. byrnesii, Echeveria secunda var. byrnesii, Echeveria secunda var. glauca, Echeveria secunda var. pumila, Echeveria spilota.
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Origin:
Mexico. (Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Federal District, Puebla, Taxcala, Querétaro)
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Natural Habitat:
It is distributed in mountainous spaces on the neo-volcanic axis. Between 2200 and 4200 masl. It tends to form colonies on rocky outcrops and volcanic rock slopes.
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