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Crassula Baby's Necklace variegata
Ideally placed in a sunny location, can tolerate partial shade.
Always water a few days after the substrate has dried out. Reduce watering in winter and water more sparingly.
It can tolerate down to -1,1 °C in the short term. However, the plant is not hardy.
Crassula Baby's Necklace was created in 1962 by Myron Kimnach. He crossed Crassula rupestris subsp. marnieriana and Crassula perforata subsp. kougaensis.
Crassula Baby's Necklace variegata is also known as Crassula Fantasy variegata. It was bred in 1962 by Myron Kimnach when he crossed Crassula perforata subsp. kougaensis and Crassula rupestris subsp. marnieriana.
The small fleshy leaves resemble beads strung on a thin string. They are light to mint green in colour with irregular white spots and reddish margins. The intensity of the colours varies depending on the amount of sunlight. In sunlight, the white colour changes to pink. The stems grow in clumps and can grow up to 30 cm.
In late spring or early summer, small white flowers bloom on short stems. They grow in clusters at the end of the stems.
During the winter, care should be taken when the leaves dry out. Water all year round, only slightly reducing the amount of water during the winter months. Slow-growing trefoils can be grown impressively in hanging pots later in life, where they droop beautifully. The little-used Crassula Baby's Necklace variegata is an ideal choice for collectors who want to enliven their collection with an atypical piece. This variegata with its irregular whitish patterning and geometric leaf structure on a delicate stem is undoubtedly that.