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Echeveria gibbiflora

Echeveria gibbiflora
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0

Echeveria gibbiflora is a large Mexican succulent that forms rosettes of about 15 leaves on a tall flowering stem. It grows best in bright light, well-drained soil and dry conditions, and is often grown in cultivars such as 'Carunculata' and 'Metallica'.

Family
Crassulaceae (Stonecrop family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun, Bright indirect
Water
Water deeply, then let the soil dry out fully before watering again; avoid water sitting in the rosette.
Soil
Fast-draining cactus or succulent mix with added grit or perlite.
Temperature
15–30 °C; protect below 5 °C.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Not toxic to cats or dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
Mexico
Climate
subtropical

About

Echeveria gibbiflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae. It was described by Swiss botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1828. It occurs in Mexico and Guatemala.

Where it grows

Each flower is open for between 7–8 days and is visited by nectar-seeking broad-billed hummingbirds (Cynanthus latirostris). The American bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus) has been documented foraging for aphids that occur among the flowers.

Uses

Echeveria gibbiflora has been used in Mexican folk medicine as a contraceptive, as a vaginal postcoital rinse.

Other Echeveria plants

Molded Wax · Baby Echeveria · Echeveria atropurpurea · Echeveria cante · Coral Echeveria · Echeveria chihuahuaensis · Mexican Giant · Painted Lady · Echeveria desmetiana · Mexican Snowball · Echeveria halbingeri · Echeveria hyalina

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Echeveria gibbiflora by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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