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Succulents Box January 2019 Care Guide

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Happy New Year!!! Let welcome 2019 with our January box featuring: Graptoveria Debbie, Gasteria Little Warty, Graptoveria Moonglow and Echeveria Blue Fairy. Here's our detailed care guide for them.

1. Graptoveria Debbie

Graptoveria ‘Debbie’ is an Echeveria hybrid with beautiful rosettes of fleshy gray-purple leaves. The tips of these leaves can turn into a vibrant pink color when stressed. Graptoveria ‘Debbie’ offsets readily to for a dense clump. It produces tiny orange flowers in the spring. This plant is perfect to grow in planters outdoors in frost-free areas. it is a tender soft succulent and needs to be protected from frost during the coldest months of winter.

Sun exposure: Full sun.
Soil: Gritty, Porous and Well-Drained.
Water: Water thoroughly when soil is dry to the touch, then let drain completely. Avoid letting water sit for too long in the soil to prevent rot and fungal diseases. Reduce watering to a minimum in the winter.
Fertilizer: Feed once with a weak fertilizer at the beginning of the growing season (Spring or Summer).
Propagation: You can propagate Graptoveria ‘Debbie' by seeds, leaf cuttings or offsets.

Hardiness: USDA Hardiness Zone 9a: Minimum 20° F (-6.7° C)

2. Gasteria Little Warty

3. Graptoveria Moonglow

Graptoveria ‘Moonglow’ is an attractive succulent plant up to 6 inches (15 cm) tall, with large thick greenish-ivory leaves and small upright orange-yellow flowers borne close to the plant. Rosettes get up to 10 inches (25 cm) across and offsets are tight to the parent. Upward facing yellow-orange bells are born on short branches. Blooms in law winter and early spring.

Sun exposure: Full sun.
Soil: Gritty, Porous and Well-Drained.
Water: Water thoroughly when soil is completely dry to the touch (looks best with regular watering in hotter months).
Fertilizer: Feed once with a weak fertilizer at the beginning of the growing season (Spring or Summer).
Propagation: You can propagate Graptoveria ‘Moonglow’ by seeds, leaf cuttings or offsets. USDA Zone 10b (35-40° F).

4. Echeveria Blue Fairy

This rosette has blue green foliage, and sometimes the pointed tips have a reddish color. Loves bright light, produces offsets randomly for new plants, and has these wonderful blooms with colorful flowers. The blooms can get up to 8 inches long.
Soil: Make sure the soil is moist at all times during the spring and summer months.
Water: Water when soil is dry to the touch, which is approximately every 7 - 10 days. Water more in spring and summer and less in winter
Fertilizer: Feed once with a weak fertilizer at the beginning of the growing season (Spring or Summer)

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