Crassula eleganssubsp.namibensis(Friedr . ) Toelken
Elegant Crassula
Crassula namibensis
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Family : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : CrassuloideaeGenus : Crassula
Crassula eleganssubsp.namibensisis aboriginal to southernNamibia . Some author suggest that it should be treated as one of the forms of the very variableCrassula elegans .
Crassula eleganssubsp.namibensisis a pocket-size succulent with short , much - branched stems , fleshy or slightly woody at the base of operations , and fleshy leave tightly packed on the limb in opposite pairs . It can maturate up to 3.2 inches ( 8 cm ) marvelous . The leaves are ovate , broadly triangular in mark - section , valuate up to 0.6 inches ( 1.5 curium ) foresighted and 0.3 inch ( 8 mm ) widely . They are dark-green , becoming brownish Marxist or deep red in full sun , and covered with coarse , round papillae .
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Loose , rounded thyrses are produced at the tip of the branches with a cerebral peduncle covered with recurved hairs . The cerebral peduncle can get up to 2.4 inches ( 6 atomic number 96 ) long . The tiny flowers are tubelike , white , emollient , beige , or yellowish , often fade to brown , and appear from surrender to wintertime .
USDA hardiness zone9b to 11b : from 25 ° F ( −3.9 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° speed of light ) .
genus Crassula are easy to develop but susceptible to farinaceous hemipteron and fungous diseases . Overwatering is indisputable to be fatal , as with all succulents , so err on the side of too ironic rather than too wet . Never let yourCrassulasit in piss . If you water from below by earmark the plant to sit down in a saucer , ensure you pelt off any supernumerary water after a few minutes .
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Crassula are generally start by division , offsets , or folio cuttings . Plants can be easily propagated from a undivided leaf : sprout leaves by placing them into a succulent or cacti intermixture , then covering the dish until they sprout .
Repot as needed , sooner during the warm season . To repot a succulent , ensure the soil is dry before repotting , then lightly absent the pot . pick apart away the old soil from the root , removing any decayed or dead roots . Treat any cuts with a fungicide . Place the plant in its new pot and backfill it with potting soil , spreading the roots out as you repot . Leave the plant dry for a week or so , then start to water lightly to reduce the risk of exposure of root rot .
See more atHow to Grow and Care for Crassula .
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