Crassula sarcocaulissubsp.rupicolaToelken
Bonsai Crassula , Bonsai Jade
Crassula sarcocaulisvar.mlanjiana , Creusa sarcocaulissubsp.rupicola , Sedum caffrum
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fellowship : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : CrassuloideaeGenus : Crassula
Crassula sarcocaulissubsp.rupicolais a densely ramous succulent shrublet with vertical or distribute , seldom decumbent branches that bear fleshy , linear - lanceolate leaves . It is more branched thanCrassula sarcocaulissubsp.sarcocaulisand can grow up to 16 inch ( 40 centimeter ) marvelous . The branches are up to 2 inches ( 5 cm ) in diameter , with pilus - like papillae on immature one and bark discase on former ones . The leaves are normally cylindrical or slimly tapering , assess up to 0.4 inches ( 2 atomic number 96 ) long and 0.06 inches ( 1.15 cm ) astray .
The flower are 5 - merous , with ashen petals recurve at the apex and fading to cream - colored , brown anther , and look in dense thyrse with one to several dichasia in recent summer and fall .
Crassula sarcocaulissubsp.rupicolais in the main found in the Drakensberg Mountains in South Africa ( Mpumalanga , KwaZulu - Natal , Free State , Eastern Cape ) andLesotho , as well as inMalawi . It arise in shelter corner between bowlder or wedged into rock crevices , often on the sou'-east - confront aspect of slope .
USDA hardiness zone8a to 11b : from 10 ° F ( −12.2 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
genus Crassula are easy to grow but susceptible to mealy bugs and fungal disease . Overwatering is indisputable to be fatal , as with all succulent , so err on the side of too dry rather than too wet . Never have yourCrassulasit in water . If you water from beneath by letting the plant baby-sit in a dish aerial of water supply , ensure to decant off any surplus pee after a few minute of arc .
Crassulas are generally started by section , offsets , or leaf press cutting . Plants can be well circularize from a single leaf : sprout leaves by placing them into a succulent or cacti commixture , then covering the mantrap until they sprout .
Repot as involve , preferably during the affectionate time of year . To repot a succulent , ensure the soil is juiceless before repotting , then lightly remove the pot . bump away the old soil from the roots , take out any decayed or drained root . Treat any baseball swing with a antimycotic agent . Place the plant in its new pot and backfill it with pot soil , spreading the roots as you repot . depart the plant ironical for a calendar week or so , then begin to pee thinly to reduce the peril of origin bunk .
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