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Succulents Partly documented

Crassula perforata

String of buttons

A South African stem succulent whose paired, triangular leaves are fused around the stem so it appears to pierce them, giving the 'string of buttons' look. It rambles through thicket and over rocky slopes from the Worcester area of the Western Cape to KwaZulu-Natal, so it wants strong light, sharp drainage and mild, fairly dry conditions.

Crassula perforata
Photo: Alister.Scott, 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 Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Grows among shrubs in thicket vegetation and on rocky slopes, its long unbranched stems scrambling through or leaning on neighbouring plants.

No elevation data were available in the sources we opened; its range runs from coastal thicket to inland rocky hills.

South Africa (Western Cape)South Africa (Eastern Cape)South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)

🔒 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.