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Echeveria pulidonis (Pulido’s Echeveria)

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Description:   Echeveria pulidonis  is a slow growing succulent with frosty blue spoon-shaped leaves outlined with rose-red margins. It has a very geometric form before the creation of his many offsets. In spring the bright yellow bell-shaped flowers tip arching reddish stems that bend over with the weight of the flowers. Stems:  Very short up to 2 cm long and 1cm across. Roots:  Short and fine. Rosettes:  Apparently stemless,10 to 14 cm wide of many (25 or more) leaves. Though often seen as solitary, it will offset to form a good size clump over time.  Leaves:  Approx. 5 cm long and 1.5 cm broad, fleshy, ascending, oblong to ovate, incurved, tapering to the base, slightly concave above, convex below, bristle-tipped. light green, margins with a distinct red tip. The leaves take a characteristic purple-red tinge especially in time of drought and in winter.  Inflorescence:  Usually unbranched cymose, shaped like a "shepherd's crook". Flowers nodding, 10 or more to eac

Turks and Caicos - Grand Turk Island

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Turks và Caicos tọa lạc trong vùng biển Caribien là vùng lãnh thổ ngoài quốc gia thuộc Vương quốc Anh bao gồm hai nhóm quần đảo Caicos và Turks, hai nhóm đ ảo  nhiệt đới trong quần đảo Lucayan ở biển Caribbean.  Thủ đô của Turks và Caicos là Cockburn Town nằm trên đảo Grand Turk (cái trấn nhỏ xíu xìu xiu)  Welcome center coast to coast island tour  coast to coast island tour Governor beach