Crassula lactea (Taylor's Patches, Tailor's Patch, Flowering Crassula, Snowy Crassula, White Crassula)


Botanical Information

FamilyCrassulaceae
GenusCrassula
Specieslactea
CategoryPerennials, Tropicals
OriginSouth Africa in the southern to eastern Cape Province near Mosselbaai to East London. It is quite common between East London and Port Elizabeth. Introduced into cultivation in 1774 by Masson of the Cape of Good Hope.

Details

USDA Hardiness Zone8a -10a
USDA Hardiness Ref.
Canada Hardiness Ref.
RHS Hardiness Ref.
Temperature (°C)-12 - (-1)
Temperature (°F)10 - 30
Height30 - 45 cm
Spread15 - 30 cm
GrowthMedium

Description and Growing Information

LandscapeContainer planting.
PropagationLeaf cuttings, stem cuttings and woody stem cuttings.
CultivationFull sun and partial-shade. Moist and well-drained soils. Drought tolerant.
Notable SpecimensThe A.M. Cuddy Gardens, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada.
HabitatRocky terrain.
Leaf DescriptionObovate leaves that have a tapering tip and wide base that clasps the steam. Young leaves wither away to expose the 1 - 2 cm wide intricately-bracnhed bar stems.
Flower DescriptionLarge, pyramid-shaped clusters with sprays of small star-shaped flowers.
Colour DescriptionThe leaves are green with white dots on the upper and lower leaf surfaces surrounding the leaf margin. The flowers are white.

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