Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Crassula deltoidea Thunb. |
Synonyms | Crassula rhomboidea N.E.Br. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 200-500m |
Description | leaves densely imbricate, 4-seriate, deltate, carnose, patent, bluish white, pedicels terminal, filiform, cymes in panicle, calyx lobes ovate, petals oblong, acute |
Size | 5-8cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Namibia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CRASSULACEAE
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