Crassula alstoniiMarloth
sept : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : CrassuloideaeGenus : Crassula
Crassula alstoniiis native toSouth Africa . It uprise on gentle slopes or flats among quartzitic or gneissic gravel from Lekkersing to Komaggas in Northern Cape .
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Crassula alstoniiis a beautiful midget succulent with short stems altogether covered with grey - green , velvety , nearly appressed leaves , spring an almost spherical rosette . It can grow up to 1.6 inch ( 4 centimeter ) grandiloquent , one - stemmed or sparingly ramify from the base . The rosette can make up to 2 inches ( 5 cm ) in diameter . The leaf are orbicular to broadly speaking obovate , flavorless above , and more or less swollen below . They can grow up to 0.6 inches ( 1.5 centimetre ) retentive and 0.9 inches ( 2.2 cm ) wide .
The flowers are tubular , cream to pale yellow , becoming brown , and appear in declivity . The efflorescence is a rounded but often irregularly branched thyrse with a peduncle covered with recurved pilus . The cerebral peduncle can grow up to 1.6 inches ( 4 centimetre ) long . This specie is monocarpic , which mean the rose window dies after bloom .
USDA hardiness zones10a to 11b : from 30 ° F ( −1.1 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° vitamin C ) .
Crassulas are easy to grow but susceptible tomealybugsand fungal disease . As with all succulent , overwateringis sure to be disastrous , so err on the side of too dry rather than too besotted . Never let your plant sit in water . If you water from beneath by countenance the industrial plant sit in a saucer of water supply , check that to pour off any excess water after a few minutes .
These succulents are in general get going by division , runner , orleaf cutting . Crassulas can be easily propagate from a undivided foliage . Sprout leaves by placing them into apotting intermixture for succulent , then cover the dish until they pullulate .
Repot as needed , preferably during the warm time of year . To repot yourCrassula , ensure the soil is dry before repotting , then lightly remove the pot . Knock away the onetime ground from the root , removing any rotted or dead roots . Treat any cuts with a fungicide . Place the industrial plant in its new bay window and backfill it with potting soil , spreading the roots as you repot . Leave the plant dry for a week or so , then start to water lightly to reduce the risk of antecedent rot .
Learn more atHow to develop and Care for Crassula .
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