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Adromischus cristatus Indian Clubs
Ideally placed in a sunny position, but can be placed in partial shade.
Always water a few days after the substrate has dried out. Reduce watering in winter.
It can tolerate -3.9 °C in the short term. However, the plant is not hardy.
The bizarre shape of the leaves earned the plant the name Indian Clubs. It refers to Indian clubs, which are exercise equipment shaped roughly like skittles, or just the leaves of this succulent. They also turn a beautiful shade of red in the sun.
Adromischus cristatus Indian Clubs is a horticultural cultivar of the succulent plant Adromischus cristatus var. cristatus, native to South Africa. It is also called Adromischus Indian Clubs or Adromischus cristatus var. clavifolius Indian Clubs. The name Indian Clubs refers to the shape of the leaves, which resemble Indian clubs (an exercise aid shaped like cones).
The leaves turn light green to reddish green. In sunlight, the ends of the leaves become red and the underside yellowish to yellow. Obovate to elliptical leaves filled to bursting with water grow on long petioles. The oldest ones may dry naturally. Adromischus cristatus Indian Clubs is a small, slow-growing succulent with branched stems. These grow up to 5 cm and form low clumps with a compact habit.
The tubular flowers are green with red and white tips. They appear on a stem up to 20 cm long.
Adromischus cristatus Indian Clubs is an undemanding slow growing plant that grows well on any sunny window ledge or on the top shelf of a greenhouse. The succulent is characterised by its bizarre foliage, with a striking red colour in the sun.