Crassula exilissubsp.schmidtii(Regel ) G.D.Rowley
Fairy Tongue
Crassula schmidtii
Photo byCorrado Coccorese
household : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : CrassuloideaeGenus : Crassula
Crassula exilissubsp.schmidtiiis native toSouth Africa(Cape Province ) .
Crassula exilissubsp.schmidtii , also know asCrassula schmidtii , is a mat - forming succulent with short stems that hold rose window of buddy-buddy fleshy leaves and strike terminal clusters of flowers . The fore are upright or ascending , green or purple , and hatch with recurve haircloth . They can grow up to 3.6 inches ( 9 centimeter ) long . The leave are green , triangular in hybrid - part , and can measure up to 1.6 inches ( 4 cm ) long .
Photo byNoelene Tomlinson
The purplish - pink flowers are star - shaped , about up to 0.16 inch ( 4 mm ) across , and seem from late gloaming to wintertime .
USDA hardiness zones10a to 11b : from 30 ° F ( −1.1 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
Crassulas are easy to uprise but susceptible tomealybugsand fungal diseases . As with all succulent , overwateringis fatal , so err on the side of too wry rather than too wet . Never let your plant sit in water . If you water from beneath by allow the plant sit in a dish aerial of water , pour off any spare water after a few minute .
These succulents are in general startle by part , offsets , orleaf cuttings . Crassulas can be easily propagated from a exclusive leaf . Sprout leaves by placing them into apotting mix for succulents , then wrap up the saucer until they sprout .
Repot as needed , rather during the affectionate season . To repot yourCrassula , assure the soil is dry before repotting , then mildly remove the pot . Knock away the onetime filth from the roots , take out any rotted or numb solution . deal any cuts with a fungicide . put the flora in its newfangled pot and backfill it with potting soil , distribute the root as you repot . Leave the flora dry for a hebdomad or so , then begin to water lightly to trim back the danger of root putrefaction .
Learn more atHow to farm and Care for Crassula .
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