Crassula alba

A widespread African Crassula found from South Africa through East Africa to Ethiopia and Yemen, often in grassland and rocky places at high elevation. It expects sun, summer rain and a cool, dry winter.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

A plant of grassland and rocky slopes over a wide range of elevations. Records run from near sea level in KwaZulu-Natal to 3300 m in the East African mountains.

Recorded at 10–3300 m, median about 2400 m.

BurundiCape ProvincesEritreaEswatiniEthiopiaFree StateKenyaKwaZulu-NatalLesothoMalawiMozambiqueNorthern ProvincesSaudi ArabiaSudan-South SudanTanzaniaUganda

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.