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Succulents Partly documented

Crassula alticola

Crassula alticola, described by R. Fernandes in 1978, is a mountain species of the Zimbabwe-Mozambique border highlands, recorded at 1670-1810 m on the Chimanimani massif and Mount Gorongosa. It sees warm, very wet summers and cool dry winters, so grow it bright and airy with ample summer water and a drier, cooler winter.

Crassula alticola
Photo: BT Wursten, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night A clear drop at nightTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Records come from high-altitude outcrops and montane grassland of the Chimanimani and Gorongosa mountains; detailed habitat notes were not found.

Recorded 1671-1809 m, median 1746 m (3 records).

MozambiqueZimbabwe

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.