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Succulents Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Crassula depressa

A little-known Crassula from the southern Cape coast of South Africa, with only two usable GBIF records at 130–180 m. The measured coastal sites are mild all year with rain in every month. Nothing is published about it in cultivation, so grow it as a mild-climate, bright-light Cape succulent.

Crassula depressa
Photo: Collector: Mundt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

No habitat notes were found. The two records are from the lowland southern Cape between Riversdale and the Plettenberg Bay area, where small Crassula grow in rocky or sandy places in fynbos and renosterveld.

The two records are at about 134 and 175 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.