Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Crassula whiteheadii Harv. |
Bibliography | Fl. Cap. 2: 346 (1962) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 300-500m |
Description | stems ramose, terete, white strigose, leaves subconnate, erect, shorter than internodes, the lower linear, the upper shorter, ovate, ciliate, glabrous, cymes 3-5-flowered |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | 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 |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |