June 2014 - Genus of the Month - Graptopetalum

Post by **Bill** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 10:18 pm

http://www.bcss.org.uk/pom062014.php

Post by **RICHAUD** » Sat Jun 07, 2014 5:54 pm

Graptopetalum pentandrum superbum with nice and numerous little flowers

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Post by **Liz M** » Sat Jun 07, 2014 10:23 pm

I had a look through my plants and found these.

G paraguayense ssp bernalese and a close up of the flower

G amethystinum and the flower

A Graptoveria

The flower

Post by **Liz M** » Sat Jun 07, 2014 10:33 pm

G mendoza

The flower

Graptopetalum 'Francisco Baldi'

Close up of the flower

another Graptoveria

Graptosedum 'Ghosty'

Post by **Liz M** » Sat Jun 07, 2014 10:44 pm

G paraguayense, without flowers as I cut it back hard last year and got this compact growth as a result

G bracteosum

Graptosedum 'Vera Higgins'

Graptoveria 'Acaulis' hardy if kept out of extreme wet and cold over winter

A floriferous species and a very nice small plant.

Post by **Liz M** » Sat Jun 07, 2014 10:49 pm

A favourite of mine, if a little straggly but has relatively large flowers for the genus

Graptopetalum macdougalii

G macdougalii flower

Graptopetalum suaveolens, surely the most beautiful of the genus, unfortunately no flowers this year.

Post by **Ivan** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 7:08 pm

Liz M wrote:I had a look through my plants and found these.

Thank-you for these, Liz. I may have one or two of these and have had them labeled as unknown sedum. If and when I get flowers, I may be able to id them.

Post by **Liz M** » Tue Jun 10, 2014 1:16 pm

Glad to hear that Ivan, the flowers of Graptopetalum are very distinctive as you can see from the Graptopetalum macdougalii, so I hope you have success. Graptopetalums are hybridised with a number of other Crassulaceae, so you could have difficulties.
Here is the last one I have Graptopetalum pendantrum it is coming into flower and they should be the same as the flowers in Richaud's pictures.