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Karoo Stonecrop

Crassula nudicaulis

Karoo Stonecrop
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0

Crassula nudicaulis is a low-growing perennial succulent from southern Africa, forming small rosettes from a thick taproot. It is grown as a pot plant in gritty, fast-draining soil and is easy to care for if not overwatered.

Family
Crassulaceae (Stonecrop family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun, Bright indirect
Water
Water thoroughly when the soil is fully dry, and avoid overwatering.
Soil
Gritty, fast-draining cactus or succulent mix.
Temperature
15–30 °C; protect from frost.
How easy
Easy
Native range
S. Africa
Climate
subtropical

About

Crassula nudicaulis is a succulent plant native to South Africa (the Cape Provinces, the Free State, KwaZulu-Natal and the Northern Provinces), and Lesotho.

How to grow it

Crassula nudicaulis is easy to grow as a potplant in a gravelly medium. Mealy bugs and fungal diseases can cause problems, and over-watering should be avoided. Propagation is by division, offsets or leaf cuttings.

Where it grows

Crassula nudicaulis is native to southern Africa where its range extends from the Western Cape to the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State and Lesotho. Its habitat is hillside and mountain slopes.

Other Crassula plants

Three Parted Crassula · Grassland Red Crassula · Sand Coated Crassula · Crassula alstonii · Water pygmyweed · Jade Plant · Purple Stonecrop · Crassula ausensis · Beard Stonecrop · Bandaged Finger · Silver Stonecrop · Crassula brevifolia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Crassula nudicaulis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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