Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Crassula natalensis Schönland |
Bibliography | Bull. Herb. Boissier 5: 861 (1897) |
Native Range | South Africa to Lesotho |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 700-3400m |
Description | stems hirsute, leaves sessile, at base subconnate, flat, glabrous, margins cartilagineous, ovate, 4-5cm long, inflorescence corymbose, terminal, many flowered |
Size | 20-40cm |
Color | pinkish white |
Bloom | summer |
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 |
Synonyms | Crassula rubescens Schönland & Baker f. Crassula rubescens var. intermedia Schönland Crassula rubescens var. laxa Schönland Crassula sessilifolia Baker f. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State) |