Graptopetalum Species, Ghost Plant, Mother of Pearl Plant (Graptopetalum paraguayense)

by ytyler Apr 6, 2008 3:23 PM

Bogie Lake Greenhouse, White Lake, MI

I think this is Graptoveria 'Opalina'. With the help of the forum here at Dave's Garden, I finally found the name! I love this plant and have it started everywhere. Looks great even in winters!

This one is a bit leggy due to innaccurate lighting conditions. It is Now reciving better light and growing great!

This is the same exact plant as above. I have had it in better lighting for a couple of months and it has taken off! I think it's really neat that they are the same plant. Because this one hardly looks like the one above :o)

Ghost plant on the left, forms large rosettes of grayish leaves. The pink blooms are on a mini-stonecrop plant.

Flowering in February in cold frame Huntington Gardens, Pasadena California

Thanks to the "Identification" forum for helping me to identify this!

Close-up of plant, showing flowers

Close-up, showing flower detail

Winter Color

This is possibly Graptopetalum paraguayense

Feb. 07 bloom

At the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney

I think this is Graptoveria 'Opalina'. With the help of the forum here at Dave's Garden, I finally found the name! I love this plant and have it started everywhere. Looks great even in winters!

These pots have been started about 4 months and are growing like crazy. This plant always make a great show. I have it started and everywhere!

Success in starting new plants by laying leaves of Ghost Plant directly on the shaded ground. Photo taken after about one month. Watered sporadically.

Graptopetalum paraguayense (Ghost plant) in sunlight...

Graptopetalum paraguayense (Ghost plant) in moonlight... spooky! ;-)

New shoot.

Very pretty but very fragile...

Ghost Plant

root formation from older stem

Bogie Lake Greenhouse, White Lake, MI

awesome colors in drought and hot sun, southern California

Cristate form. Maybe monstrose? LOL

better shot of aerial root formation

inland, hot desert, California

October, 2013--Bordine's Greenhouse, Rochester Hills, MI

I took this photo 1 year ago when it was freshly planted in our new wooden planter. It has grown beautifully with no issues.

This is one year later after I planted it. It's starting to overflow my wooden planter and has just flowered this spring. Lovely!

A close-up of the flower blooming. So pretty!

Here's a photo of these adorable baby ghost plants in our aloe planters. After we had a handful of leaves that dropped, we planted it in these planters to see if it would grow. Most of them did!