Echeveria multicaulis
Echeveria multicaulis, the copper rose, is a many-stemmed, shrubby echeveria from the mountains of southwestern Mexico, with rosettes of glossy dark green, often red-edged leaves and red-and-yellow flowers in winter. It grows high in the Sierra Madre del Sur of Guerrero on rocky ledges in pine-oak and cloud forest, so it prefers cooler, brighter and slightly moister conditions than desert succulents. Grow it in strong light with a summer-wet, winter-dry rhythm and cool nights.
Where it grows wild
Collections from Guerrero come from pine-oak forest, Pinus hartwegii forest and cloud forest (bosque mesófilo) around Omiltemi, Filo de Caballo and Puerto del Gallo, where it is described as common on rocky ledges. It grows on rock outcrops and banks within these forests, in bright, partly open spots.
Specimen elevations run from about 1,450 to 3,200 m, most between 2,000 and 2,600 m. Plants at 3,000 to 3,200 m near Puerto del Gallo and Cerro Teotepec are in high conifer forest that sees frost.
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