Ghost Plant
Graptopetalum paraguayense
Succulents & Cacti Difficulty: Easy
📖 About this plant
A stunning succulent with fleshy, pointed, spoon-shaped leaves in ethereal shades of lavender-pink, blue-gray, and pale lilac. The color intensifies with sun exposure and cool temperatures, creating a ghostly, iridescent glow. Forms cascading rosettes that spread gracefully. Produces small star-shaped flowers with white petals speckled in red.
🧑🌾 Care requirements
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Light
Full sun to bright indirect
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Water
Every 2-3 weeks
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Humidity
Low (20-40%)
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Temperature
10-28°C
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Soil
Well-draining succulent mix; thrives in lean, rocky soil; 60% inorganic, 40% organic
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Fertilizer
Balanced liquid fertilizer at quarter strength every 6-8 weeks during the growing season
📋 Plant facts
- 🌍 Origin
- Mexico (Tamaulipas); northeastern regions
- 📏 Max height
- 15-30 cm (trailing or sprawling)
- 📐 Spread
- 30-60 cm
- 🕰️ Bloom time
- Spring - Summer
- 🎨 Bloom color
- Pink, White
- 🍃 Foliage color
- Lavender-Pink
- ⏳ Lifespan
- Perennial
- 📈 Growth rate
- Moderate
- ☠️ Toxicity
- Non-toxic to pets and humans
- 🌱 Propagation
- Extremely easy from leaf or stem cuttings; fallen leaves root readily; one of the easiest succulents to propagate
🛡️ Health & Safety
🐾 Pet safe
✅ Non-toxic
Non-toxic to pets and humans
Common issues
- Root rot from overwatering, Mealybugs, Sunburn on pale leaves from sudden intense light, Leggy growth in shade
💡 Care tips
- Translucent pale lavender-pink succulent with a ghostly glow,Color intensifies with more sun exposure and cooler temperatures,Propagates effortlessly from dropped leaves and stem cuttings,Trailing stems create a beautiful cascading display in pots
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