Graptoveria 'Fred Ives' (Succulents)

This plant was created by Albert Baynes - the founder of the National Cactus & Succulent Society. It is a hybrid of 2 species: Graptopetalum paraguayensis and Echeveria gibbiflora. It is a wonderful evergreen plant that with growth produces numerous large rosettes up to 30 cm in diameter. It has sturdy and pointed leaves, usually of a purplish-pink color, which with exposure to the direct sun or in dry cold conditions, can take on various shades: from green-bluish to yellow-orange, from salmon to bronze. Its summer flowers are pale yellow and are sometimes enriched with reddish spots in the center.