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Echeveria strictiflora
Echeveria strictiflora A. Gray
Desert Savior
Crassulaceae (Stonecrop Family)
Synonym(s): Cotyledon strictiflora
USDA Symbol: ecst
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Rosette-forming, scapose perennial succulent with broad, spathulate, fleshy leaves. Leaf tip acuminate, red. Flower scape single or occassionally forked to 40 cm with reduced lanceolate leaves. Flowers borne on a raceme, scarlet.
This succulent can grow in full sun, but prefers a little shade in arid regions. Requires good drainage to grow well.
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb , Cactus/Succulent
Leaf Arrangement: Whorled
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Leaf Shape: Spatulate
Leaf Pubescence: Glabrous
Leaf Margin: Entire
Leaf Apex: Acuminate
Leaf Texture: Smooth , Waxy
Breeding System: Flowers Bisexual
Inflorescence: Raceme
Fruit Type: Follicle
Size Notes: Up to about 16 inches tall.
Flower: Sepals 5
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Red , PinkBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Bloom Notes: Flowers scarlet. May flower until first frost.
Distribution
USA: TXNative Distribution: Mountains of the Trans-Pecos in TX and in northern MX.
Native Habitat: Open, rocky mountain slopes.
Growing Conditions
Light Requirement: Sun , Part ShadeSoil Moisture: Dry
Benefit
Use Ornamental: Xeric or rock garden plant.Conspicuous Flowers: yes
Interesting Foliage: yes
Wildflower Center Seed Bank
LBJWC-1133 Collected 2007-10-18 in Jeff Davis County by Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower CenterBibliography
Bibref 293 - Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas (1979) Correll, D. S. & M. C. JohnstonSearch More Titles in Bibliography
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Echeveria strictiflora in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Echeveria strictiflora in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Echeveria strictiflora
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-02-07Research By: Joe Marcus