Crassula cymosa

A small perennial Cape Crassula with low, fleshy leaves and compact rounded (cymose) heads of small flowers. It is known from about 140 wild records in the south-western Cape, mostly around the Cape Peninsula and Swartland, north to the Cederberg foothills. Little is published beyond its description, so growing targets here come mainly from the measured winter-rainfall climate.

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

Grows in open fynbos and renosterveld on sandy or shaly soils and rocky slopes; one record notes sand over shale. Details beyond this are thin, so habitat is inferred from the records and the genus.

Three records with elevation give 800–980 m, but most records are lowland sites near the Cape Peninsula, from near sea level to about 1000 m.

Cape Provinces

🔒 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.