Crassula pubescensThunb .
Jersey Pigmyweed , Bear Paw Jade , Red Carpet Crassula
Crassula pubescenssubsp.pubescens , Globulea pubescens
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family unit : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : CrassuloideaeGenus : Crassula
Crassula pubescensis a succulent shrublet with tumid or open , non - rooting branches , seldom with basal rosettes and immature , velvety leaves that turn violent in full sun . It is usually much forked and develop up to 12 inches ( 30 cm ) tall . The branches are often seeable between leaves . leave are oblanceolate to obovate , rarely elliptic or linear , up to 1.2 inches ( 3 cm ) long and 0.6 inches ( 1.5 cm ) wide .
The fragrant flowers are cannular to almost cylindrical , pick to pallid yellowish , and appear in a few spheric to somewhat elongated clusters on an unbranching , up to 6 inches ( 15 cm ) tall stalk in spring .
Crassula pubescensis native toSouth Africa . It occurs from near Worcester in the Western Cape to Willowmore in the Eastern Cape province , primarily in the Little Karoo and the adjoining slew , growing on rocky slopes or often in rock candy crevices .
The specific name " pubescens(pew - BES - senz ) means " hairy " and refer to the hirsute foliation of the species .
USDA hardiness zone9b to 11b : from 25 ° F ( −3.9 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° deoxycytidine monophosphate ) .
Crassulas are easy to grow but susceptible to mealy microbe and fungal diseases . Overwatering is indisputable to be fatal , as with all succulent , so err on the side of too ironical rather than too blind drunk . Never get yourCrassulasit in water . If you water from below by letting the industrial plant baby-sit in a dish antenna of water , ensure to stream off any spare water after a few arcminute .
Crassulas are loosely started by division , offset , or leaf cuttings . Plants can be well propagate from a single folio : sprout leaves by placing them into a succulent or cacti mixture , then cover the dish until they sprout .
Repot as involve , sooner during the warm season . To repot a succulent , ensure the soil is dry before repotting , then gently remove the pile . bump away the previous dirt from the roots , removing any rotted or bushed root . process any cuts with a fungicide . Place the plant life in its young pot and backfill it with potting soil , spreading the roots out as you repot . Leave the plant dry for a calendar week or so , then get down to weewee lightly to tighten the risk of root bunkum .
See more atHow to Grow and Care for Crassula .
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