Crassula sarcocaulis

A small, bonsai-like shrubby crassula, 30-50 cm tall, from rocky mountain slopes of southern and south-eastern Africa, from the Eastern Cape and Lesotho north to Zimbabwe and Malawi. It needs full sun, a gritty mix, summer watering and a cold, dry winter.

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 on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

It grows on rocky mountain slopes, outcrops and cliffs, often in crevices among grassland and scrub, in the summer-rainfall highveld and escarpment. Plants grow in the open with full sun.

The 21 GBIF records with an elevation span 762-2,256 m, with a median of 1,829 m. The dense record clusters on the Mpumalanga and Limpopo escarpment, in the Drakensberg and in Lesotho are consistent with this.

Cape ProvincesEswatiniFree StateKwaZulu-NatalLesothoMalawiMozambiqueNorthern ProvincesZimbabwe

🔒 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.