Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Crassula comptonii Hutch. & Pillans |
Bibliography | Botanist S. Afr. [J.Hutchinson]: 149 (1946) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | basal leaves in rosette, leaves 4-10mm, oblanceolate, obtuse, triquetrous to subterete, flowers sessile in pedunculate thyrsus, corolla 3-5mm, petals 2mm |
Size | 8-12cm |
Color | yellow, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Crassula namaquensis ssp. comptonii (Hutch. & Pillans) Toelken |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |