Species · genus Graptopetalum · Crassulaceae

Ghostplant

Graptopetalum paraguayense (N.E.Br.) Walther

Also known as: Mother-of-pearl-plant · Ghost-plant

Growth habit

succulent subshrub

Native range

Mexico Northeast

Reference · G. paraguayense

Cultivars of G. paraguayense

The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.

No named cultivars catalogued under G. paraguayense yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.

Guide

The species-level account. Cultivar pages build on this and say where they differ.

A succulent subshrub from northeastern Mexico that stores water in its fleshy, rosette-forming leaves and is adapted to bright, dry conditions. Give it the brightest spot you have, ideally direct sun, in a gritty, fast-draining mix, and water deeply only when the soil has dried out completely. Wait until the leaves begin to look slightly less plump rather than watering on a fixed schedule, as this plant rots far more easily than it goes thirsty.

Care recipe

The species record — the baseline every cultivar inherits unless it says otherwise.

Care notes are early — not yet verified

Light: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Water: ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 14-28d)
Humidity: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Soil: ai:claude-fable-5
Care: ai:claude-fable-5

Light

Direct sun

Water

≈ every 28 days

Humidity

Low — average room

Temperature

10–27 °C

Soil mix

Gritty, fast-draining cactus and succulent mix

Propagation

Leaf or stem cuttings, callused then rooted

Fertilizing

Light balanced feed once or twice in the growing season

Growth rate

Moderate

Flowering

Small star-shaped yellow blooms in spring with good light

ToxicityAuthoritative · species

Not yet documented

This is where toxicity lives — every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.

Reference images

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No reference gallery yet

A few clear photos — habit, a mature leaf, a flower if it blooms — would give this page its eyes.

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Sources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 14-28d) · ai:claude-fable-5

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