Crassula elegansSchönland & Baker f.
Elegant Crassula
Crassula alstonii , Crassula eleganssubsp.elegans , Crassula mesembrianthoides
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kin : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : CrassuloideaeGenus : Crassula
The native mountain chain ofCrassula elegansextends from north of Vanrhynsdorp in the Western Cape province ofSouth Africato southwesternNamibia , mainly west of the mountains between Namaqualand and Bushmanland , raise on sandy or gravelly slopes or quartzite outcrop , often in shadowed billet but also exposed place .
Crassula elegansis a small , sprawlingsucculentwith a fleshy or somewhat woody base and short , much - branched stems with fleshy , dumbly packed folio , usually in four ranks . It can grow up to 4 inches ( 10 curium ) tall , include inflorescences . The leave-taking are still or covered with fine hair or coarse , rounded papilla . They are immature to brown or violet - violent , ovate to lanceolate , triangular in cross - segment , and can measure up to 0.6 inches ( 1.5 cm ) long and 0.4 in ( 1 cm ) wide .
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The modest flowers are white , cream - colored , or yellowish , often melt to dark-brown , softly perfumed , and seem in summer and fall in terminal clump on stalks that can grow up to 2.4 in ( 6 cm ) long .
USDA hardiness zones10a to 11b : from 30 ° F ( −1.1 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
Crassula are light to raise but susceptible tomealy bugsand fungal disease . Overwateringis sure to be fateful , as with all succulent , so err on the side of being too wry rather than too wet . Never let your plant sit in water . If you irrigate from beneath by allowing the plant to sit down in a dish antenna , pour off any excess water after a few minutes .
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These succulents are by and large started by division , beginning , orleaf press cutting . Crassulas can be well pass around from a single leafage . Sprout leave by place them into apotting mix for succulent , then insure the dish until they sprout .
Repot as needed , sooner during the affectionate season . To repot yourCrassula , see the soil is dry before repotting , then lightly remove the pile . Knock away the old soil from the base , slay any decayed or dead roots . plow any cuts with a fungicide . Place the works in its new pot and backfill it with pot filth , get to the roots as you repot . Leave the works dry for a week or so , then begin to water lightly to reduce the risk of source bunkum .
Learn more atHow to Grow and Care for Crassula .
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