Hechtia caulescens VIPP 4-8-19 Clustering rosettes of coppery-green to

Clustering rosettes of coppery-green to glaucous leaves

Resembling a seedling of Til

An interesting and somewhat obscure member of the Melastomataceae that contains many much more familiar species

rooting at internodes

Hechtia caulescens VIPP 4-8-19 Clustering rosettes of coppery-green toAn exciting new species described by Lpez Ferrari, Espejo & Martnez Correa in 2009. Native to southern Mexico in the states of Morelos, Puebla & Oaxaca (ours is from Huajuapan de Leon, Oaxaca) where it forms carpet like colonies. The leaves are silvery green, about an inch wide, tapering to a point, with large spines, scalloped margins and blood spots when grown in good light. The most interesting feature, to us anyway, is its stoloniferous habit. The