Echeveria 'Gilva Spreader' - a photo on Flickriver

Similar to the very old hybrid of unknown origin- E. 'Gilva' - but generally assumed to be E. agavoides X E. elegans (it certainly has the flower stem habit & color of the latter! - compare to this shot of that species). This clone seems to be a slightly different type most likely resulting from later hybridization attempts to verify the true lineage of 'Gilva'. It differs from that hybrid in having yellow tints to the leaves (instead of pink) and its vigorous spreading nature (more like the parent E. elegans), which is why I've started to call it E. 'Gilva Spreader'. It also differs in having forked flower spikes (like E. agavoides) whereas the true 'Gilva's spikes are unbranched.

'Gilva' has been in California gardens for close to 100 years but seems to be little grown (or even known) now - even though it makes a great landscape plant in the mediterranean climate regions of the state. The leaves make me think of jade! And what better color for a contrast than the flamingo pink flowering stems!

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Taken in: United States / California / Oakland / West Berkeley (show map)

Taken on: November 6, 2007

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