Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Crassula rubricaulis Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Bibliography | Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral.: 296 (1837) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 50-750m |
Description | branchlets flexuous, ramose, abaxially densely leafy, leaves connate, shortly obovate, obtuse, cartilagineous-ciliate, glabrous, flowers in pedunculate cymes, producing panicle |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
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Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Crassula rubricaulis var. muirii Schönland |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |