Family: Crassulaceae
Scientific Name: Crassula perfoliata var. falcata
Common Name: Propeller Plant, Airplane Plant, Scarlet Paintbrush, Keiserskroon, Red Crassula,
Description | An easy to grow succulent plant with propeller shaped leaves. |
Pronunciation | (KRASS-oo-la) or (KRAS-soo-la) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Succulents |
Hardiness Zone | 9-11 |
Sunlight | full, tolerates a little shade |
Moisture | average to dry |
Soil & Site | well drained, sandy |
Growing Media | well drained, cactus and succulent mix |
Temperature | doesn't like below 50 degrees F |
Flowers | orange red |
Leaves | glaucous grey-green arranged in overlapping pairs, propeller or sickle shaped (falcate) |
Dimensions | can reach up to 3 feet, forming a shrub, much smaller in pot cultivation |
Propagation | seeds, stem cuttings, leaves |
Native Site | Native to South Africa. |
Misc Facts | (syn Crassula decussata) |
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