Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Crassula compacta Schönland |
Synonyms | Crassula massonioides Diels |
Crassula mossii Schönland | |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1400-2000m |
Description | leaves in rosette, 15-35 x 10-25mm, green to russet, abaxially red, ciliate, flowers in spicate inflorescence, floral stems with bracts |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (KwaZulu-Natal , Free State , Swaziland , Northern Provinces) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CRASSULACEAE
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