Crassula tenuicaulis

A slender-stemmed Crassula (the name means thin-stemmed) described by Schönland in 1897 from the eastern South African highlands. It is recorded from the KwaZulu-Natal midlands up into Lesotho, in summer-rainfall grassland with cold, dry winters.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Records come from the Drakensberg foothills and the Lesotho highlands at about 600–2,500 m. Small Crassula here grow in grassland, on rock outcrops and in damp soil among stones.

No record carries an elevation; the measured sites lie at about 630–2,510 m.

Free StateKwaZulu-NatalLesotho

🔒 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.