Crassula Mesembryanthemoides

Crassula Mesembryanthemoides Care

Crassula Mesembryanthemoides

What is the plant

Crassula mesembryanthemoides is a small succulent that can be recognized by its hairy stems and leaves. The leaves are bright green, fleshy, and covered with soft white hairs. ... At maturity, this succulent reaches only about 16 inches in height. It's a shrub-like succulent, so it's often about as wide as it is tall.

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Humidity

Normal

Lighting

Full Sun

Temperature

-11°C - -1°C

Hardiness zone

10 - 11

Difficulty

Medium

Hibernation

Cold Period

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Crassula mesembryanthemoides has typical watering needs for a succulent. It's best to use the “soak and dry” method, and allow the soil to dry out completely between waterings.
Pruning
Avoid cutting more than ⅓ off each branch, and, this is important, leave at least a few leaves on each pruned branch.
Fertilizer
Crassula mesembryanthemoides enjoys full sun to partial shade and well drained succulent soil. It does extremely well in containers, but will need some food during the spring and summer. Feed it with a 20-20-20 fertilizer at ¼ strength once or twice a year to see it expand and blossom happily.

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Sunlight
Crassula mesembryanthemoides is not cold hardy, so if you live in a zone that gets colder than 30° F (-1.1° C), it's best to plant this succulent in a container that can be brought indoors. It does well in full to partial sun. Plant in an area of your garden that gets 6 hours of sunlight a day.
Soil
Place a leaf in cacti and succulent soil mix and cover. Keep soil moist until you see growth. When propagating with seeds, it is best to sow them during the fall season in a well-draining mixture. Grow the plant outdoors if the USDA zone is 9a or more.
Temperature
Crassula mesembryanthemoides is not cold hardy, so if you live in a zone that gets colder than 30° F (-1.1° C), it's best to plant this succulent in a container that can be brought indoors. It does well in full to partial sun.

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Additional
Not cold hardy. Propagation by stem cuttings and seeds. Generally non-toxic. Crassula Mesembryanthemoides comes from South African. Its long, pointed green leaves are covered with soft bristle-like hairs, giving it a fuzzy, frosted appearance. The hairs protect the plant from getting burnt and drying out, hence this succulent can be grown under full sun or partial shade.
Popularity
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