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Crassula milfordiae variegata
The plant is ideal for a sunny location, but can also be placed in partial shade.
Always water a few days after the substrate has dried out. In winter, watering should be severely restricted.
The plant is hardy. However, it requires a very dry habitat over the winter.
This is an interesting variegated plant whose native green form grows in Lesotho and South Africa.
Crassula milfordiae variegata is a cultivar of Crassula milfordiae that is native to Lesotho and South Africa.
Unlike the classic green form, this variegated form features leaves in shades of green, white and pink. Depending on the humidity, the leaves may turn pink to red during the dry season. The fine hairs on the edges of the leaves give the plant a soft appearance. The small and oblong shape of the leaves arranged in small rosettes creates compact shrubs with a huge number of leaf rosettes. This succulent beauty grows in low clumps up to 5 cm tall and has a ground-cover character.
The variegated form of Crassula milfordiae variegata is unlikely to flower, but the charming coloured foliage and compact habit make up for it.
It requires a dry and permeable habitat, ideally in a sunny position. It is excellent in rock clusters, on walls, tuffs, and in crevices between rocks. Like stonecrops, this plant prefers a very dry environment. In prolonged drought, especially in winter, the leaves shrivel and the plant temporarily loses its bulk. Crassula milfordiae variegata can also be grown as a houseplant, but in this case it is advisable to provide a cooler winter season (approx. 5 °C). With its attractively coloured leaves and compact growth, this succulent is an ideal small rockery or portable plant that adds flair to any rockery, wall or pot.