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Crassula globularioides

A rosette-forming succulent from the highlands of Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Kenya, found at 1200–2560 m. The summers there are wet and mild and the winters dry with cold nights, so it needs a clear dry rest.

Crassula globularioides
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets 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

We assume it grows on rock outcrops and in shallow soil in montane grassland, as other rosette Crassula of these highlands do; the sources we opened give no habitat detail.

Recorded at 1200–2560 m, median 1834 m.

MalawiMozambiqueTanzaniaKenya

🔒 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.