Crassula subulata

A sprawling Cape Crassula with narrow, awl-shaped (subulate) leaves. With 855 wild GBIF records it is one of the commonest species of the southern Cape. The measured sites have mild temperatures and rain spread through the year, so it is less strictly seasonal than the winter-rainfall Crassulas.

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 is known as a low, straggling or shrubby succulent of rocky and stony ground, often growing through or at the edge of shrubs in fynbos, thicket and renosterveld. The details are general, because no species account could be opened.

Recorded from 6 to 980 m, median 457 m (13 records): coastal lowlands and foothills.

Cape Provinces

🔒 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.