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Crassula sarcocaulis
Also called Bonsai Crassula
Bonsai stonecrop (Crassula sarcocaulis) is a small, shrubby, drought-tolerant succulent from southern and southeastern Africa, prized for its bonsai-like form. The key to growing it is strong light and very well-drained soil with infrequent watering.
Crassula sarcocaulis is a small shrubby succulent plant known by the common name bonsai crassula, due to its bonsai-like appearance. It is a perennial plant native to the southern and southeastern Africa, ranging from Malawi and Mozambique through Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Lesotho, and South Africa. It grows on mountain slopes in rocky terrain.
This hardy little plant is among the most tolerant of cold temperatures in its genus, down to around -12 °C (10 °F), as well as being heat-tolerant
It is drought-tolerant and generally disease-free, but can be affected by aphids, mealybugs, and vine weevils.
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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.
