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| Category: Succulent |
| Family: Crassulaceae (Stonecrops) |
| Origin: Mexico (North America) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Red/Purple Foliage: Yes |
| Yellow/Chartreuse Foliage: Yes |
| Variegated Foliage: Yes |
| Flower Color: Pale Yellow |
| Bloomtime: Summer |
| Synonyms: [Echeveria 'Variegated Fred Ives' ] |
| Parentage: [Graptoveria 'Fred Ives' sport] |
| Height: 1-2 feet |
| Width: 1-2 feet |
| Exposure: Sun or Shade |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F |
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x Graptoveria 'Unstable Mable' - A unusually colored succulent that sported from the very popular x Graptoveria 'Fred Ives'. It produces 6 to 8 inches wide rosettes with broad bronze and pink succulent leaves edged in cream that sit atop short (< 1 foot) stems. Though we have not seen this selection flower it likely will occasionally have the same flowers as the plant it sported from, which has 1'-2' long branched inflorescences bearing red-orange centered pale yellow flowers in summer. Plant in full to part sun in a well-drained soil. Little irrigation required. This plant is not as vigorous as 'Fred Ives' (some would say this a good thing!) and the variegation does not always hold on some leaves or entire rosettes and these should be removed. Makes for an interesting container specimen or in the ground in well-drained soils or raised planters. X Graptoveria 'Fred Ives' itself is an intergeneric hybrid of Graptopetalum paraguayense crossed with a plant in the Echeveria gibbiflora complex. This plant was a sport of 'Fred Ives' discovered by Santa Barbara plantsman John Bleck and because of the instability of the variegation he suggested the name 'Unstable Mable'.
This information about Graptoveria 'Unstable Mable' 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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