Author:
Qjure
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-662.11.08
Crassula capitella
English: Red flames; Campfire plant.
Afrikaans: Aanteelrosie.
Sesotho: Bohobe babadisana.
Region: South Africa, Botswana, Namibia.
Habitat: well-drained soil; full sun or semi-shade; withstands frost but not a hard freeze.
Use: ornamental, for red leaves.
Botany
Herb; small, perennial; upright or decumbent; 15 to 40 cm tall.
Roots: new ones on the nodes even before they touch the ground.
Leaves: fleshy, propeller-like; bright lime-green to bright red. It is and can form mats up to 1 m in diameter.
Flowers: tiny, star-like, white; on tall, stout stems in summer.
Pollination: by bees, butterflies.