Crassula cotyledonisThunb .
Crassula cotyledon , Globulea cotyledonis , Purgosea cotyledonis
Family : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : CrassuloideaeGenus : Crassula
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The aboriginal range ofCrassula cotyledonisis from southern Namibia to Little Karoo in Western Cape and Eastern Cape province inSouth Africa . It mature on gravelly slopes among rock and bushes .
Crassula cotyledonisis a smallsucculentwith basal rosettes and few short , rarely woody branch . It can grow up to 8 column inch ( 20 cm ) tall . The leaves are grey - green to yellowish - green , densely covered with coarse recurved hairs and fringy cilia . They are oblanceolate to broadly obovate , measuring up to 3.6 inch ( 9 centimeter ) long and 1.4 inches ( 3.5 cm ) astray , usually smaller . The old leaves stay on the branches .
The flowers are tube-shaped to almost cylindrical , pick - colourize to yellow , and appear in dense spherical head on pubescent stalks that can spring up up to 12 column inch ( 30 cm ) long in tardy give and summer .
USDA hardiness zones9b to 11b : from 25 ° F ( −3.9 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
Crassulas are easy to grow but susceptible tomealy bugsand fungal disease . Overwateringis sure to be black , as with all succulents , so err on the side of being too dry rather than too pissed . Never countenance your industrial plant sit in water . If you irrigate from below by allowing the flora to sit in a discus , pour off any excess water after a few arcminute .
These succulents are generally started by division , offset , orleaf cuttings . Crassulas can be easily propagated from a single leafage . Sprout leaves by placing them into apotting mix for succulents , then cover the dish until they sprout .
Repot as require , preferably during the warm time of year . To repot yourCrassula , insure the soil is dry before repotting , then gently remove the sight . Knock away the sure-enough territory from the roots , removing any rotted or dead root . Treat any cut with a fungicide . Place the plant in its young flock and backfill it with pot soil , spread the roots as you repot . go forth the plant wry for a week or so , then start out to pee lightly to reduce the risk of root putrefaction .
Learn more atHow to produce and Care for Crassula .
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