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Products > Pachyphytum 'Bill Baker'   Pachyphytum 'Bill Baker'     [2nd Image] Habit and Cultural Information Category: Succulent Family: Crassulaceae (Stonecrops) Origin: Mexico (North America) Evergreen: Yes Flower Color: Red Bloomtime: Winter/Spring Height: <1 foot Width: 1-2 feet Exposure: Cool Sun/Light Shade Summer Dry: Yes Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F Pachyphytum 'Bill Baker' - A low growing succulent with thick upright stems to nearly 1 foot tall bearing 3 inch long, flattened and slightly upwadr-arching purple-tinged blue-green leaves that form a rosette at the stems tips. The flowers, which appear in winter to early spring atop reddish 1 foot long stems, have red-orange petals surrounded by fleshy sepals. Plant in full sun along the coast or with some shade during the hottest part of day. This plant has been exposed to night time temperatures down to 25 F without damage. This attractive plant was first noticed by us growing at Bill Baker's California Garden Nursery in Reseda in 2007. Bill noted it was an unnamed hybrid that he had raised from seed and suggested that it would be a good plant for San Marcos Growers to grow. I would have liked to ask so much more of Bill about this and his other great plants but he unexpectedly passed away on April 11, 2009. We fittingly are calling this plant Pachyphytum 'Bill Baker' in his honor. The name for the genus comes from the Greek word 'pachys' meaning "thick" and phyton (phuton) meaning "plant" because of the thick swollen leaves.  The information on this page is based on the research that we have conducted about this plant in the San Marcos Growers library, from what we have found on reliable online sources, as well as from observations made of our crops of this plant growing in the nursery and of plants growing in the nursery's garden and those in other gardens where we may have observed it. We also have incorporated comments received from others and welcome getting feedback from those who may have additional information, particularly if this information includes cultural information that would aid others in growing Pachyphytum 'Bill Baker'.     [MORE INFO]