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Crassula orbicularis

Hen-and-chickens

A flat-rosetted Crassula that spreads by runners and forms colonies on rock faces and shaded banks along the South African east coast, from the Eastern Cape to KwaZulu-Natal. It is one of the better-recorded species, with over 800 wild records. It likes mild, moderately humid conditions with some shade.

Crassula orbicularis
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 Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

It forms rosette colonies on cliffs, rocky outcrops and shaded banks, often in coastal thicket or at forest margins. This is inferred from the range and growth habit rather than a species account opened this round.

The recorded elevations run from 30 to 305 m (4 records), which are mostly coastal and low-lying sites.

South Africa

🔒 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.