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Crassula rupestris  Carl
Peter Thunberg.
LOCATION: South Africa Cape Province &
Namaqualand. A variable plant found over a wide territory this one is
a perfect miniature in all parts. The pretty leaves are 5 mm across
x 4 mm long in pairs fused around the stem. Each flower is 5 mm Ø and
a true minute white jewel, pink flowered forms are also known. My plant
is a sprawling shrublet with many branching stems which become prostrate
when they reach 7 to 9 cm high.
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CULTIVATION: fairly easy in a well lit glass house,
requiring light watering all the year round due to the flowering period
in December and January. Best grown in a minimum temperature of 5º C.
PROPAGATION: Easy from cuttings from Spring to Autumn. I tidy the plants
up in the Spring and put in a few cuttings to produce spare plants.
It takes 2/3 years to attain the size of the illustrated plant above.
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