Crassula cornutaSchönland & Baker f.
Crassula deceptorSchönland & Baker f.
Family : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : CrassuloideaeGenus : Crassula
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Crassula cornutais a modest succulent with silvery - grey leaves that agree tightly together , hiding the stalk and making a distinctive column . It can grow up to 6 inch ( 15 cm ) magniloquent .
The flowers are tiny and creamy to pinkish . They appear at every time of the year when conditions are appropriate , but mainly in wintertime .
USDA hardiness zones9b to 11b : from 25 ° F ( −3.9 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
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genus Crassula are easy to grow but susceptible tomealy bugsand fungal diseases . Overwatering is sure to be calamitous , as with all succulent , so err on the side of too dry rather than too tight . Never let your plant sit in piss . If you water from to a lower place by rent the industrial plant model in water , ensure you pour off any redundant piddle after a few minutes .
These succulents are generally set forth by division , offsets , orleaf cutting . genus Crassula can be easily propagated from a single foliage . Sprout exit by send them into apotting mix for succulents , then covering the beauty until they sprout .
Repot as needed , preferably during the warm season . To repot yourCrassula , ensure the soil is teetotal before repotting , then gently remove the pot . pick apart away the old stain from the roots , remove any rotted or dead roots . Treat any undercut with a fungicide . Place the plant in its new pot and backfill it with potting soil , spreading the root out as you repot . Leave the plant dry for a week or so , then start to water gently to reduce the peril of radical rot .
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larn more atHow to Grow and Care for Crassula .
Crassula cornutais a variable plant lumped underCrassula deceptor . Still , it often proceed the original name in cultivation to forfend disarray withCrassuladeceptor , which is also a very varying plant . Crassula cornutausually has almost white leaf , which are longer and more angular , whileCrassuladeceptorhas rounded , grayer leaves . However , there is a series of transitional forms , and it is almost impossible to tell them apart , so now they are all synonymized withCrassuladeceptor .
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