Graptopetalum Paraguayense - Square
by Nikolyn McDonald
Title
Graptopetalum Paraguayense - Square
Artist
Nikolyn McDonald
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photopainting
Description
Graptopetalum paraguayense, more commonly called the ghost or mother of pearl plant, tolerates cold better than many other succulents. It is in the same family as the jade. Its thick, fleshy leaves grow in circles, overlapping one another and forming rosettes in the pattern known as the Fibonacci spiral. Leaf colors vary from gray to blue-green to yellow-pink; the variations depend primarily on whether the plant is growing in full sun or partial or full shade. Despite its Latin name, the plant is thought to be native to the Chihuahuan Mountains of Mexico. The common names come from the colors and powdery appearance of the leaves (ghost plant) and from the fact that it propagates by forming new rosettes on trailing branches (mother of pearl).
Here I present the leaves in a square format. I enhanced the colors, especially deepening and enhancing the purple tones of the lower layer of leaves to create a companion piece for “Agave Americana Marginata - Square” or Portulacaria Afra - Square". You will find all three images in my Cacti and Other Succulents collection.
Featured: Square Format Photography; Square Art World
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March 25th, 2019
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