Crassula muscosaL.
Watch Chain , Watch Chain Plant , Princess Pine , Lizard ’s Tail , Zipper Plant , Toy Cypress , Rattail Crassula , Clubmoss Crassula
Crassula lycopodioides
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phratry : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : CrassuloideaeGenus : Crassula
The specific name " muscosa " ( say " muss - KOH - suh " ) means " full of moss , mossy " and refers to the moss - like appearance of this mintage .
Crassula muscosais native toNamibiaandSouth Africa(Eastern Cape , Free State , North West , Northern Cape , Western Cape ) .
Crassula muscosa , also bang asCrassula lycopodioides , is a bushy succulent with erect to decumbent , more or less prongy stems and tiny parting densely packed around the slender stems , forming a square spate . It is very variable in sizing and foliage shape and can produce up to 16 inches ( 40 cm ) tall . The offshoot often swerve towards the light and can reach up to 20 column inch ( 50 cm ) in length and 0.4 column inch ( 1 cm ) in diameter . The main branches are woody , at least at the substructure . The leaves are light green or grey - park to brownish - green , and the sure-enough one usually remain attached to branches .
The tiny flowers are cup - shaped , pallid yellowish - green to brown , and appear in summer .
USDA hardiness zones9a to 10b : from 20 ° fluorine ( -6.7 ° C ) to 40 ° F ( 4.4 ° 100 ) .
industrial plant in well - drainedsoilin full sun to abstemious shade or indoors . If planting indoors , blank space in a elbow room with a band of sun , such as near a southerly - facing windowpane . The best color is maintained with slight shade , even on the coast .
learn Chain needs typical watering for a succulent . It is best to use the " soak and dry " method and permit the soil to dry out out completely betweenwaterings .
Since Watch Chain is not a cold-blooded - unfearing plant , it should be institute indoors when the temperature falls below 20 ° F ( -6.7 ° coke ) .
During the growing time of year , the plants should be feed a controlled - freeing fertilizer . They can also be course a weak liquid solution weekly .
In summertime , it ask a sight more water , and it should not be exposed to full sunlight , as it values brightness but would tolerate under unreasonable sunshine . When these conditions are not met , the plant begins to dry and stiffen , in the main from the stem ’s base to the tips .
Learn more atHow to Grow and Care for a Watch Chain ( Crassula muscosa ) .
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