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Crassula Buddha's Temple
Ideally placed in a sunny location, can tolerate partial shade.
Always water a few days after the substrate has dried out. In winter, limit watering.
It can tolerate -3.9 °C in the short term. However, the plant is not hardy.
The succulent with an apparent snow dusting on the leaves grows into a square shape. The individual flat leaves grow flattened on top of each other to form a kind of pagoda, giving it the nickname Buddha Temple.
Crassula Buddha's Temple, a name referring to the Temple of Buddha, is a hybrid created by Myron Kimnach in 1959. It was created by crossing Crassula pyramidalis and Crassula falcata.
It is a succulent with silvery-grey to grey-green leaves that are flat, heart-shaped and covered with a powdery coating. The leaves grow densely stacked and folded at the edges, forming a usually square-shaped column. However, it is important to take care that the plant does not dry out too much, as the lower leaves are more prone to shriveling. It grows solitarily to a certain height and it is only when the plants are older and taller that they begin to branch suddenly in a dichotomous manner. The columns of this plant grow up to 15 cm tall and 4 cm wide.
In spring and summer, pink to off-white flowers appear on the body of the plant and form in compact rounded racemes.
Crassula Buddha's Temple is characterised by slow growth and somewhat difficult propagation. Because of this, the plant is a relatively scarce commodity. During the summer, watering can be omitted in the hottest weather, as the plant stops producing any activity for a short time at high temperatures. Its unique appearance and compact growth makes it very popular with growers.