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Crassula falcata Minor
The plant likes sunny habitat and 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.
Crassula falcata Minor is a variant of the succulent Crassula falcata. It has smaller and narrower leaves compared to the latter, so it is a great way to grow this plant and save as much space as possible.
Crassula falcata Minor, sometimes called Crassula falcata var. minor, is a succulent plant with the nickname Propeller Plant. It is found on northern, eastern and western cliffs along dry river valleys in the Eastern Cape.
The grey-green leaves have occasional red or purple spots. The leaves of this variant are smaller and narrower than those of Crassula falcata, but otherwise the two variants are very similar. The leaf tips sometimes dry naturally. The sickle-shaped leaves grow in overlapping pairs along the stems, which usually do not branch. They initially grow upright, later becoming drooping. In nature, the plant can reach a height of up to 60 cm.
The bright red, striking flowers appear in dense, conspicuous racemes rising above the leaves in summer. The flowers open slowly and last for almost a month.
This fathead mint does not need to be summered. It can be fertilised with cactus and succulent fertiliser. Crassula falcata Minor is an uncomplicated and resistant plant that is easy to grow.