Crassula barbataThunb .
barbate - leaved Crassula
Crassula barbatasubsp.barbata , Crassula lettyae , Purgosea barbata
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Family : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : CrassuloideaeGenus : Crassula
Crassula barbatais native toSouth Africa . It occurs from Calvinia to Oudtshoorn and in the Great Karoo near Victoria West , growing on bumpy gradient and usually sheltering under bush .
Crassula barbatais a biyearly or annualsucculentthat constitute a basal stem canker of smooth , unripe to grey - green leafage with long white cilia along the margins . It can grow up to 1.2 inches ( 3 cm ) tall , eject the blossoming . It is normally only or proliferates from the stand , forming a modest clump over time . The leaves are obovate to almost circular , measuring up to 1.4 inch ( 3.5 cm ) long and 1.4 inch ( 3.5 cm ) astray . The old leave-taking remain connected to the stems .
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A spike - like inflorescence with small , white to pinkish heyday appears in saltation , reaching up to 1 foot ( 30 cm ) in height . The design is monocarpic , mean the rosette will die after flowering . fortuitously , the dying rosette ordinarily produces several basal rosettes that can be detached and get on to repeat the oscillation .
It is grown as an yearly plant , so it does not have aUSDA hardiness zone .
Crassulas are easy to arise but susceptible to mealybug and fungal disease . Overwatering is sure to be black , as with all succulents , so err on the side of too juiceless rather than too stiff . Never let your plant sit in water . If you water from at a lower place by let the plant to sit in a dish antenna of piss , ensure that you pullulate off any excess water after a few minutes .
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These succulent are generally start by section , offsets , orleaf cut . genus Crassula can be easy propagated from a single leaf . Sprout go away by come out them into apotting admixture for succulent , then encompass the dish until they sprout .
Repot as needed , rather during the warm time of year . To repot yourCrassula , ensure the grunge is dry before repotting , then gently off the raft . criticise away the old soil from the roots , removing any rotten or dead roots . plow any cuts with a fungicide . post the works in its new pot and backfill it with potting grunge , spreading the roots as you repot . Leave the plant dry for a week or so , then embark on watering lightly to deoxidize the risk of root rot .
get word more atHow to Grow and Care for Crassula .
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