{"id":10048,"date":"2016-08-12T23:57:57","date_gmt":"2016-08-12T22:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10048"},"modified":"2016-08-05T11:50:27","modified_gmt":"2016-08-05T10:50:27","slug":"succulent-rosette-rock-plants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/succulent-rosette-rock-plants\/","title":{"rendered":"Succulent Rosette Rock Plants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Botanically we refer to a rosette as a circular arrangement of leaves with all the leaves at a single height. On Succulents these rosettes usually sit near the soil.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Madiera mch11 050 by brianpettinger, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/5591835672\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5094\/5591835672_44d0ea9efb.jpg\" alt=\"Madiera mch11 050\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The succulent Echeveria<\/strong> can drive you up the wall. High on a rock face these plants cling to the rock with little support from their roots. On Maderia the ground was former volcanic rock and seemed porous.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Echeveria are drought-resistant, although they do better with deep watering.<\/li>\n<li>Most will tolerate shade and some frost, although hybrid species tend to be less tolerant.<\/li>\n<li>Foliage is arranged in a rosette in a variety of shapes and colors.<\/li>\n<li>Flowers will appear on the top of stalks that grow from between the leaves.<\/li>\n<li>Suitable for crevise gardens or a rockery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/088192959X\/richardpettin-21\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/images.amazon.com\/images\/P\/088192959X.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg\" alt=\"Book Cover\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Other Rosette Forming Succulents<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wildgingerfarm.com\/Jovibarba.htm\">Jovibarba heuffelii<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.co.uk\/images?q=sempervivum&amp;oe=utf-8&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;rlz=1R1GGGL_en___GB345&amp;um=1&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;source=og&amp;sa=N&amp;hl=en&amp;tab=wi&amp;biw=1584&amp;bih=733\">Sempervivum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.co.uk\/images?q=Rosularia.&amp;oe=utf-8&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;rlz=1R1GGGL_en___GB345&amp;um=1&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;source=og&amp;sa=N&amp;hl=en&amp;tab=wi&amp;biw=1584&amp;bih=733\">Rosularia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.co.uk\/images?q=echeveria&amp;oe=utf-8&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;rlz=1R1GGGL_en___GB345&amp;um=1&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;source=og&amp;sa=N&amp;hl=en&amp;tab=wi&amp;biw=1584&amp;bih=733\">Echevaria<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Graptopetalum selection\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thesucculentgarden.com.au\/grapt.html\">Graptopetalum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Graptoveria selection\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thesucculentgarden.com.au\/grave.html\">Graptoveria<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Madiera mch11 052 by brianpettinger, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/5591835824\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5142\/5591835824_6d654eccb5.jpg\" alt=\"Madiera mch11 052\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read about <a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/alpine-rockery\/growing-echeveria-glauca-and-echeveria-elegans\/\">Growing Echeveria<\/a> and check out Australian site\u00c2\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesucculentgarden.com.au\/index.html\">The Succulent Garden<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Botanically we refer to a  rosette as a circular arrangement of leaves with all the leaves at a single height. 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