Family Index

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Scientific Name

Crassula decumbens

Family Name

CRASSULACEAE

Common Name

Creeping Crassula

Status

Height

0.02m - 0.06m (2-6cm)

Flowers

Numerous, on stalks 4-10mm long. Petals pale pink about as long as sepals (2-3mm)

Fruit

Seed follicles

Form

Small succulent annual herb often reddish, stem sometimes creeping at base.

Municipalities

Communities

Heath; Pastures and roadsides

Habitat Notes

Widespread and frequent in damp hollows in sandy heaths,pastures and roadsides.

Site Tolerance

Moist; Moist

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Poorly-drained; Sandy; Well-drained

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Fruit; a group of seed follicles. in fruiting stage, carpels about as long as the calyx with a short beak and 6-12 seeds

Seed Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

May be grown from seed but usually propagated by division.

Germination Time

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Yes

Cutting Notes