Graptoveria 'Lovely Rose'
 
What a beautiful and unusual little plant, forming compact rosettes resembling rose buds. Easy-growing and very rewarding.
 
Plant size: Well established plants, grown in 7 cm pots are offered. The photo is of the plants for sale.
 
Graptoveria is a hybrid genus that was established to describe the beautiful intergenic hybrids between Graptopetalum and Echeveria. The nothogenus was described in 1949 to accommodate the horticultural hybrid now known as Graptoveria x calva, a hybrid between Graptopetalum paraguayense x E. pulvinata. This hybrid was created by Pierre Gossot in 1936, France.
 
The hybrids between these genera are very variable, ranging from plants similar in appearance to some Graptopetalum species and others more like Echeveria. These intergenic hybrids between members of the Crassulaceae family has brought to light, some very exciting new hybrids into the horticultural world.

Caring for your Graptoveria
 
Pot: Graptoveria varieties does well in containers or planted in the garden or rockery.
 
Soil: The plants are very willing and can adapt to most soils, a well-drained growing medium with organic matter works best.
 
Light: The brighter the light the more colourful and compact your plant will be. Most Graptoveria can tolerate some shade.
 
Water: Graptoveria can be drought tolerant when well established, but they will grow their best with weekly watering or every second week, depending on your conditions and the species.