Crassula umbellaJacq .
Crassula flabellifolia , Crassula loriformis , Crassula weissii , Petrogeton umbella , Septas umbella
Family : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : CrassuloideaeGenus : Crassula
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Crassula umbellais native toSouth Africa(Northern Cape , Western Cape ) . commonly , it grows on south - face aspects of shelter gravelly side under shrubs but more often under overhang rocks .
Crassula umbellais a smallsucculentwith a spherical genus Tuber and erect , unbranched stems with leaves arranged in pairs . It grows up to 10 inches ( 25 cm ) tall . The leaves are transversally depressed - obovate or more or less fused into a roundish umbrella - alike construction around the stem . They are glabrous , usually yellowish - putting green , with entire to produce margin .
The inflorescence is a terminal elongate thyrsus supported by a peduncle up to 4 inches ( 10 curium ) long . The flower are ace - shaped , cream to yellowish - unripened , seldom blank , and can measure up to 0.4 inches ( 1 cm ) across . They appear from winter to bounce .
USDA hardiness zones9a to 11b : from 20 ° F ( −6.7 ° vitamin C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
Crassulas are easy to grow but susceptible tomealybugsand fungal diseases . As with all succulent , overwateringis fatal , so err on the side of too dry rather than too sloshed . Never let your plant sit in water . If you water from beneath by letting the plant sit in a disk , pour off any excess water after a few minutes .
These succulents are generally protrude by division , offset , orleaf cutting . Crassulas can be easily propagated from a single foliage . Sprout leaves by placing them into apotting admixture for succulents , then cover the dish aerial until they shoot .
Repot as needed , preferably during the warm season . To repot yourCrassula , ensure the soil is dry before repotting , then softly move out the pot . criticise away the old soil from the radical , transfer any decayed or drained ascendent . Treat any cuts with a antimycotic agent . Place the plant life in its new pot and backfill it with pot dirt , spread the root as you repot . provide the works teetotal for a week or so , then begin to piss lightly to reduce the risk of root rot .
Learn more atHow to Grow and Care for Crassula .
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