Echeveria’Linguas '
Family : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : SempervivoideaeTribe : SedeaeGenus : Echeveria
The hybrid name " Linguas " means " tongue " and refers to the show of the leaf .
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Echeveria’Linguas ' is a loan-blend create by Dick Wright in 2008 .
Echeveria’Linguas ' is a salient succulent that form a short - stemmed rosette of fleshy leaves covered in heavycaruncleson the upper surface . The russet scab can develop up to 10 inches ( 25 cm ) in diam , usually remaining solitary or seldom producing few start with eld . The leaves vary in color , roll from coral amobarbital sodium in wintertime to reddish - pink in summertime . The margins of the leaves are pinkish and wavy . The caruncula stimulate the leaf to draw in down .
The flowers are pinkish and appear on long , branched stalk in summer .
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brightness : E.‘Linguas ' prefers full Lord’s Day to partial tint . If you move your plant alfresco in the bound , do it step by step . The intense afternoon Lord’s Day can causesunburn . During the wintertime , when yourE.‘Linguas ' is in spite of appearance , put it near the vivid window in your home . It will stretch if it does not have enough sun .
Soil : This succulent demand a potting soil mix that drains rapidly . Many growerscreate their own intermixture , but commercial-grade succulent potting mixes will work all right .
Hardiness : This plant life is atender succulent , which means it must be brought indoors for the winter to survive . E.‘Linguas ' can withstand temperature as gloomy as 30 to 50 ° F ( -1.1 to 10 ° C),USDA hardiness zones10a to 11b .
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Watering : Provide restrained amounts of water from spring to precipitate . The " soaking and dry " method acting is the preferent schedule for wateringE.‘Linguas ' . If you have saucers under the pots , empty the water briefly . Water your plant just enough to keep it from shriveling during wintertime .
Fertilizing : E.‘Linguas ' grow well without plant food but may benefit from the extra nutrients . apply a slow - release fertilizer in spring or a liquid fertilizer adulterate 2 to 4 times more than common and used less often than recommend .
Repotting : Repot the industrial plant only as postulate during spring or early summertime when it grows actively . To repot yourE.‘Linguas’,ensure the stain is dry before repotting .
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multiplication : Like allEcheverias , this succulent is unremarkably propagate from leaves and offsets , but it can also be grown from bow cuttings . Spring is the best clip to take slip and separate offsets .
memorize more atHow to maturate and Care for Echeveria .
E.‘Linguas has no reported toxic effects . It is safe for pets and humans , although it is not advisable to eat it .
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