Mazhar Botanic Garden

Graptopetalum paraguayense (N.E.Br.) E. Walther

Ghost plant

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000861
Common name: Ghost plant
English name: Mother of pearl plant
Native: Mexico
Country: Mexico
(PGR): Cultivated plant

Evergreen succulent forming wide rosettes 10 cm, leaves fleshy, pointed, flat, grayish white flowers white

ornamental succulent. leaves turns pinkish-yellow in hot, dry conditions and turns blue-gray in partial shade.

Cotyledon paraguayensia NEBr

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Texture: Calcareous Chalk Clay Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Mediterranean
Lights: Light shade
Propagation: Stem cuttings, seeds, shoots
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 7 : 11
pH range: 6.1- 7.5
Status: Common
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Succulent
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Sub tropical
pH: Mild acid

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