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Crassula kirkii

Crassula kirkii is a small New Zealand crassula from both main islands. All the measured records come from near sea level (1–16 m). The sites are cool and maritime, with humid air, rain all year and no strong dry season; grow it bright and cool, never baked.

Crassula kirkii
Photo: Nom. rev., CC BY 4.0, 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
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Recorded only at coastal lowland sites (median 5 m). From the genus in New Zealand this probably means open, sunny coastal turf, rock or gravel, but the sources we reached do not describe its microhabitat.

1–16 m (median 5 m) across the 9 records that carry an elevation.

New Zealand NorthNew Zealand South

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.