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Crassula Perforata ssp. Kougaensis

 

Crassula 'Kougaensis'

Original:PERFORATA ssp. KOUGAENSIS  van Jaarsveld & van Wyk, 2009 Synonym : Crassula nealeana  Higgins (1955) Drooping, sparingly branched dwarf shrublets 80 x 40 mm. Roots fibrous. Branches flaccid, leafy, pendent, 0.8 mm in diameter, grey. Leaves dorsiventrally compressed, decussate, spreading, fused at base, ovate to broadly ovate, apex acute, fused leaf pairs densely arranged and adpressed against lower and upper pair and forming a four-angled column 8 – 10 x 8 – 10 mm, internodes 2 mm long; upper surface flattened to convex, lower surface convex, grey- to bluish green, margin entire, purplish red with a row of hydatodes. Inflorescence a rounded condensed thyrse, bracts 1 – 1.5 mm long, clasping. Flowers : Sepals triangular, 0.5 x 0.4 mm, corolla 3.5 mm in diameter, tubular, pale yellow, petals oblong, 2 – 1 mm, shortly fused at base. Flowering time : January - March Crassula perforata ssp. kougaensis is the smallest form of C. perforata, somewhat resembling the hybrid C. ‘Baby's Necklace' of which it is one of the parents. The two can be distinguished by their inflorescences. New:Crassula are succulent, herbaceous plants. Some varieties are suitable for rock gardens in mild regions as long as the soil is well drained. The thick leaves are often covered with hair or 'meal' and the flowers are generally small in size and borne on terminal panicles. Crassulas can easily be grown from leaf cuttings.

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plant Features
  • Crassula Kougaensis likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Crassula Kougaensis likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Crassula Kougaensis is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Crassula Kougaensis likes light and free draining

    Light and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Crassula 'Kougaensis'

Latin name

Crassula Perforata ssp. Kougaensis

type

Succulent

family

Crassulaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Crassula Kougaensis likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Crassula Kougaensis is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Soil

    Crassula Kougaensis likes light and free draining

    Light and free draining

  • Water

    Crassula Kougaensis likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Crassula Kougaensis is 0.60meters x 0.60meters 0.60 M 0.60 M

Crassula Perforata ssp. Kougaensis

Original:PERFORATA ssp. KOUGAENSIS  van Jaarsveld & van Wyk, 2009 Synonym : Crassula nealeana  Higgins (1955) Drooping, sparingly branched dwarf shrublets 80 x 40 mm. Roots fibrous. Branches flaccid, leafy, pendent, 0.8 mm in diameter, grey. Leaves dorsiventrally compressed, decussate, spreading, fused at base, ovate to broadly ovate, apex acute, fused leaf pairs densely arranged and adpressed against lower and upper pair and forming a four-angled column 8 – 10 x 8 – 10 mm, internodes 2 mm long; upper surface flattened to convex, lower surface convex, grey- to bluish green, margin entire, purplish red with a row of hydatodes. Inflorescence a rounded condensed thyrse, bracts 1 – 1.5 mm long, clasping. Flowers : Sepals triangular, 0.5 x 0.4 mm, corolla 3.5 mm in diameter, tubular, pale yellow, petals oblong, 2 – 1 mm, shortly fused at base. Flowering time : January - March Crassula perforata ssp. kougaensis is the smallest form of C. perforata, somewhat resembling the hybrid C. ‘Baby's Necklace' of which it is one of the parents. The two can be distinguished by their inflorescences. New:Crassula are succulent, herbaceous plants. Some varieties are suitable for rock gardens in mild regions as long as the soil is well drained. The thick leaves are often covered with hair or 'meal' and the flowers are generally small in size and borne on terminal panicles. Crassulas can easily be grown from leaf cuttings.


Propagation by cuttings

From Early Spring TO Late Summer

Crassulas can be grown from leaf cuttings taken in spring and summer. Pull a leaf from the main stem, leave it to dry for a day, then place it on the surface of the growing compost. The leaf will form roots and eventually, a small rosette will appear at the base. Remove and pot up the new plant when well rooted.

 

Planting

From Early Spring TO Early Summer

Crassulas need a sharply drained soil, such as 2 parts John Innes potting compost number 2 and 1 part course sand or grit. They do best on a sunny window ledge and in winter, require a minimum temperature of 7C. Repot every second year in early spring.

 
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