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Crassula pubescens
Ideally, place in a sunny location.
Always water a few days after the substrate has dried out. Reduce watering in winter.
It can withstand temperatures as low as -3.9 °C for short periods. However, the plant is not frost-resistant.
For more pronounced red tones, place the plant in the brightest spot possible.
Crassula pubescens, also known by the common name Jersey Pigmyweed, is a small species of Crassula native to South Africa. The specific epithet “pubescens” means “hairy” and refers to the fine hairs covering the leaves. In nature, it occurs mainly in the Little Karoo region and the surrounding mountains, where it grows on rocky slopes and often in rock crevices.
The leaves are green and densely covered with white, velvety hairs. In full sun, they turn distinctly red. Individual leaves can reach up to about 3 cm in length and around 1.5 cm in width. The plant forms low, basal clumps that usually do not exceed a height of 10 cm.
The flowers are fragrant, tubular to almost cylindrical in shape. They are cream to pale yellow in color and arranged in several rounded clusters on a flowering stem about 15 cm tall. Flowering occurs in spring.
Crassula pubescens requires a well-draining substrate and a sunny position. Watering should be done carefully, especially during winter, as the plant is prone to rot at that time. It can be easily propagated from leaves and, under good light conditions, forms very attractive red-tinged clumps worth growing.