Crassula spathulata

spathula-leaf crassula

A creeping, succulent ground cover from the Eastern Cape of South Africa, with small, rounded, stalked leaves edged with little bumps. It grows in leaf litter on rocky ridges, often at forest edges, and has tiny pinkish-white star flowers in autumn. It is easy in cultivation and suits a hanging pot or a partly shaded rockery.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

It grows in leaf litter on rocky ridges, often around forest edges, where it trails over rocks and the ground in partial shade. Unlike most crassulas, it is not a plant of open, sunbaked ground.

Not well recorded. Records from around Makhanda (Grahamstown), the Sundays River Valley and Kirkwood suggest roughly 100–700 m.

South Africa (Eastern Cape)

🔒 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.