Curio crassulifolius

A low, sprawling succulent with short, round, blue-grey leaves that often flush red or purple, and creamy white flower heads. It is common across the winter-rainfall Cape, including the Cape Peninsula. It wants full sun, growth in the cool season and a drier summer.

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 in the ground

Where it grows wild

Coastal and lower-slope fynbos and renosterveld, spreading over rocky and sandy ground in full sun. It is close to Curio repens and C. talinoides.

Few records have elevations; the measured sites run from about 120 to 770 m.

South AfricaWestern CapeEastern 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC0 licence, unmodified.