What are the other names for the Peach Egg? A quick guide
The Peach Egg, a dreamy name, brightly colored, cute in shape, and full of attraction, also called a succulent plant. Let us get to know it together below.
The genus and family of the Peach Egg
The Peach Egg belongs to the Crassulaceae family, Graptopetalum genus, and is mostly distributed in Mexico, at an altitude of 1950 m.
Morphological characteristics of the Peach Egg
The rhizome of the Peach Egg is upright or semi-prostrate, and can reach up to 30 cm tall.
The leaves are rather thick, with a thickness of 10-18 mm, grayish-green with tender pink, and covered with a frosty powder.
The Peach Egg as a whole forms a small shrub shape, can produce side buds at the base, and the rosette of a mature plant is about 10-15 cm in diameter, with each plant having about 12-15 leaves.
The inflorescence is upright and can reach up to 15 cm tall, with up to 65 flowers per bloom, the pedicel is zigzag-shaped, the flowers are star-shaped, pale yellow inside, with red petal tips and pale yellow filaments.
Growth habits of the Peach Egg
The Peach Egg likes a warm, dry, sunny environment, and prefers soil that is loose and well-draining and aerated.
The Peach Egg is relatively drought-tolerant, has no obvious dormancy period, and can accept intense sunlight.
When there is sufficient light, it takes on a deeper pink color, and its egg-shaped leaves look like ripe peaches, hence the name Peach Egg.
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