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Succulents Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Crassula streyi

A KwaZulu-Natal endemic Crassula with fleshy leaves, known from very few wild records. Its single measured site is frost-free, humid and summer-rainy, and the species is associated in the region with sheltered rock faces.

Crassula streyi
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Southern KwaZulu-Natal has deep sandstone gorges with shaded cliffs; small endemic crassulas there typically grow on sheltered rock ledges. Specific habitat notes were not reachable this round, so this is inferred.

Elevation not recorded.

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 2.0 licence, unmodified.