Crassula pubescens

A small, shrubby Crassula up to about 40 cm tall, with velvety leaves 1–3 cm long, from the southern Karoo of South Africa. It ranges from the Cederberg through the Little Karoo into the Eastern Cape. Grow it like other Karoo succulents: very bright light, a gritty mix and a cool, mostly dry-summer rhythm.

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

Karoo and fynbos-margin country of the southern Cape: rocky slopes, flats and outcrops in semi-arid scrub. The literature available here gives no finer microhabitat, but like its relatives it probably grows among rocks and small shrubs that give light shade at the base.

Not recorded in the sources used; its Karoo localities are mostly at low to middle elevations of about 200–1,000 m.

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🔒 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.