Perennials, Tropicals > Crassula > Crassula lactea > Crassula lactea
Crassula lactea
Taylor's Patches, Tailor's Patch, Flowering Crassula, Snowy Crassula, White Crassula
Origin: South 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.
| Family |
| Crassulaceae |
| Genus |
| Crassula |
| Species |
| lactea |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 8a -10a |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -12 - (-1) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 10 - 30 |
| Height |
| 30 - 45 cm |
| Spread |
| 15 - 30 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Container planting. |
| Cultivation |
| Full sun and partial-shade. Moist and well-drained soils. Drought tolerant. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Habitat |
| Rocky terrain. |
| Leaf Description |
| Obovate 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 Description |
| Large, pyramid-shaped clusters with sprays of small star-shaped flowers. |
| Colour Description |
| The leaves are green with white dots on the upper and lower leaf surfaces surrounding the leaf margin. The flowers are white. |
| Notable Specimens |
| The A.M. Cuddy Gardens, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| Leaf cuttings, stem cuttings and woody stem cuttings. |
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