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| Category: Succulent |
| Family: Crassulaceae (Stonecrops) |
| Origin: Mexico (North America) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: Yellow |
| Bloomtime: Winter/Spring |
| Height: <1 foot |
| Width: <1 foot |
| Exposure: Sun or Shade |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: Unknown |
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Echeveria racemosa var. citrina (Yellow Echeveria) - A rosette forming succulent to 4 to 8 inches wide, usually solitary but occasionally in clusters, with 20 to 30 leaves on top of short stems (< 2 inches) with the light green slightly-cupped leaves lying back flat to the soil. This plant was blooming in early March when we first saw it in habitat but in our nursery it begins blooming in late January with one or two vertical inflorescences to 2 feet tall with many lemon yellow flowers, each subtended by a 1 to 2 inch long leaflike bract. Plant in full sun in a well-drained soil and irrigate occasionally. Hardiness not well known but our plants outdoors unfazed at near freezing temperatures. This plant was first described by Myron Kimnach in the March-April 1984 Cactus & Succulent Journal of America 56(2). It had been previously discovered by Alfred Lau in 1977 on the road between Palma Sola and Cardel in Veracruz and then four years later in a nearby location a larger form was found by cycad authority Loren Whitelock who noted: "The echeverias grew on the rocks both in full sun and under shrubs. The leaves glistened in the sunlight and were a vivid green even where fully exposed to the sun." We came across this species at this same locality where it was growing with the Dioon edule form known as Palma Sola.
This information about Echeveria racemosa var. citrina displayed is based on research conducted in our horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also will relate observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we receive from others and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.
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