Crassula sarmentosaHarv .
Crassula ovata , Crassula sarmentosavar.sarmentosa , Septimia sarmentosa
Family : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : CrassuloideaeGenus : Crassula
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Crassula sarmentosais native toSouth Africa . It go on along the eastern coastal belted ammunition from Knysna in the Western Cape to central KwaZulu - Natal and grows in fynbos , semi - arid bush , and grasslands on rock face or in ravines .
Crassula sarmentosais a much - fork-like succulent with trailing , climbing , or hang stems and green or xanthous - immature leaves with serrated , often red margin . The stems are bare or loosely branched , develop up to 3.3 foot ( 1 m ) long and 0.25 inches ( 0.6 centimetre ) in diameter . They are reddish - pink to green , dapple with white . The leaves are oval to ovate , with or without leafstalk , and can value up to 2.2 inches ( 5.5 cm ) tenacious and 1.4 inches ( 3.5 centimetre ) broad .
The flowers are star - mold , 5 - merous , livid or cream - colored , rarely tinged cerise , and appear in terminal cluster in winter .
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USDA hardiness zones9b to 11b : from 25 ° F ( −3.9 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
Crassulas are well-heeled to grow but susceptible tomealy bugsand fungal diseases . As with all succulent , overwatering is sure to be fatal , so err on the side of being too wry rather than too wet . Never allow your plant ride in water . If you water from below by allowing the plant to sit in a saucer , pour off any excess piss after a few minutes .
These succulent are more often than not started by division , kickoff , orleaf cutting . Crassulas can be easy distribute from a unmarried leafage . Sprout leaves by placing them into apotting admixture for succulents , then cut across the ravisher until they sprout .
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Repot as needed , preferably during the strong time of year . To repot yourCrassula , ensure the soil is ironical before repotting , then mildly remove the tidy sum . rap away the sometime soil from the roots , removing any rotted or dead roots . do by any cuts with a fungicide . put the plant in its new pot and backfill it with pot soil , circulate the roots as you repot . go out the plant teetotal for a week or so , then begin to water system lightly to cut back the jeopardy of root rot .
Learn more atHow to produce and Care for Crassula .
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