Crassula macowanianaSchönland & Baker f.
Crassula macowanianavar.crassifolia , Rochea perfoliatavar.glaberrima
Family : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : CrassuloideaeGenus : Crassula
Photo byJean Andre Audissou
The specific epithet " macowaniana(ma - kow - AN - ee - AH - sodium ) " honorsPeter MacOwan(1830 - 1909 ) , a British - born South African botanist and teacher who was film director of the Cape Town Botanical Garden and curator of the Cape Government Herbarium .
Crassula macowanianais native toSouth AfricaandNamibia .
Crassula macowanianais a succulent shrub with many branches and compact , sarcoid , more or less pointed leave . It is variable in the figure and size of the leafage but may also motley from a bush up to 4 feet ( 1.2 m ) tall to a low plant with prostrate stems . The previous arm are woody with red - brown to gray peeling bark . The leaves are green to gray - greenness , sometimes tinged with reddened or cherry margins , and often covered with o.k. glandular spot . They can measure up to 2.4 inch ( 6 cm ) long and 0.6 column inch ( 1.5 cm ) astray .
In summertime , rounded terminal clusters of white heyday , often tinged with pink , appear on stem that can grow up to 2 inches ( 5 centimeter ) tall .
Light : Crassulaplants favor full sun to fond nicety . However , acute afternoon Sunday in the hot period of summer canburn the leave of the plants . MostCrassulas can be grown indoors if given enough light .
Soil : They are not particular about soil pH , butCrassulas require very poroussoil with fantabulous drainage .
Hardiness : Crassula macowanianacan withstand temperature as lowly as 30 to 50 ° F ( -1.1 to 10 ° C),USDA hardiness zones10a to 11b .
Watering : These works have typical watering need for succulent . Avoidoverwateringusing the " soaking and teetotal " method , where the dirt is soaked with water , slowly drained , and leave to dry out out before watering again . tighten watering in winter .
fertilise : Crassulas will benefit from a small amount of organic fertilizer in mid - spring when they originate actively spring up .
Repotting : Repot as call for , preferably in bounce , at the beginning of active growth .
Propagation : Crassulas are generally started by leaf or prow cuttings . They can also begrown from seedsand offsets .
Learn more atHow to develop and Care for Crassula .
Crassulaplants are more often than not nontoxic to the great unwashed and pets .
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