The heart-shaped leaves of this succulent come in either a green or variegated variety. It adds great āspillerā to succulent container baskets or wedding bouquets. When happily stressed, the green, cream and pink leaves turn a deeper pink.
Succulent plants have become so popular because they offer low maintenance and diverse shapes and textures, both in the garden and indoors. Crassula is a diverse and extensive genus of succulent plants, with about 350 species. The smaller Crassula are perfect container plantsālow maintenance, evergreen and eye-catching. Crassula marginalis rubra variegata āCalico Kittenā is a great addition to any succulent garden. Its versatility makes it perfect in hanging baskets, rock gardens, wreaths, and wedding bouquets.
āCalico Kittenā has typical watering needs for a succulent. Itās best to use the āsoak and dryā method, and allow the soil to dry out completely between waterings.
Plant in an area of your garden that gets 6 hours of sunlight a day. If planting indoors, place in a room that gets a lot of sunlight, such as near a southern-facing window (if youāre in the Northern Hemisphere).
Crassula plants need very well draining soil, but they are not particular about soil pH. Sandy or even rocky soil is fine.
Feed sparingly. You can give your plants a little organic fertilizer in mid-spring, as they start actively growing.
Crassula marginalis rubra variegata āCalico Kittenā is not cold hardy, so if you live in a zone that gets colder than 20Ā° F (-6.7Ā° C), itās best to plant this succulent in a container that can be brought indoors.
