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Succulents Partly documented

Crassula ericoides

A small, heather-like shrubby Crassula of the fynbos of South Africa's southern Cape, with tiny overlapping leaves on upright stems and heads of small flowers at the tips. It grows in full sun on rocky ground between the Western and Eastern Cape, and is an easy, compact plant for a sunny, well-ventilated spot with a gritty mix.

Crassula ericoides
Photo: yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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 Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Fynbos shrubland in the southern and south-eastern Cape, typically among rocks in open, sunny sites. Subspecies ericoides is an upright shrub with bare lower stems; subsp. tortuosa is a prostrate form of higher elevations.

Mostly at low to moderate elevations; subsp. tortuosa grows higher. The records carry no elevation.

South Africa (Western Cape)South Africa (Eastern Cape)

🔒 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.