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| Category: Succulent |
| Family: Crassulaceae (Stonecrops) |
| Origin: Mexico (North America) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Red/Purple Foliage: Yes |
| Flower Color: Pale Yellow |
| Bloomtime: Summer |
| Parentage: (Graptopetalum X Echeveria) |
| Height: 1-2 feet |
| Width: 1-2 feet |
| Exposure: Sun or Shade |
| Summer Dry: Yes |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F |
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x Graptoveria 'Thousand Cranes' - A beautiful and durable succulent plant that produces large clumps of rosettes that are 10 inches tall by 12 to 15 inches wide atop short stems. It has thick pinkish bronze succulent oblanceolate leaves that are 6 to 7 inches long by 2 1/2 to 3 inches wide with a broad mucronate tip and with a deep channel in the middle of the upper surface and a matching keel below. In summer appear the short 1 foot tall branched inflorescences bearing yellow flowers. Plant in full to part sun in a well-drained soil. Little irrigation required. This vigorous plant is great as a container specimen or in the ground in well-drained soils or raised planters. This plant is similar to the popular x Graptoveria 'Fred Ives' but grown side by side the differences are quite obvious as this plant has longer, wider and much thicker leaves that are flatter on the upper surface than 'Fred Ives' and the leaf tip is a little more blunt with coloration that is pinker and less violet. This plant's origins and its valid cultivar name remain a bit of a mystery. We first got this plant unnamed in 2008 with a Echeveria collection received from noted collector Marylynn Henderson. In 2011 Echeveria specialist SeongJu Hwang visited our nursery and he told us that this plant was sold in Korea under a name that translated to a "thousand cranes" as it was a plant that was considered to bring good luck. We have since sent pictures of it around to others to see if they recognize it, or this name, but while most note its similarity to 'Fred Ives', nobody seems to know its origin or if it has another name, so we continue to call it x Graptoveria 'Thousand Cranes'.
The information about Graptoveria 'Thousand Cranes' displayed on this web page is based on our research conducted in the nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also include 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 we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share cultural information that would aid others in growing this plant. |
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