Crassula swaziensis

in hive-183841 •  last year 

Crassula swaziensis comes in 2 forms, smooth and hairy leaved. As the name suggests, it's found in the Eastern parts of South Africa. I got this one recently and I'm gradually getting it used to stronger light.

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Today I found this one at my local garden centre and of course it had to come home with me

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I think the redder smooth leaved form is called "money maker"

Oh, that obsession with giving any round flat-leaved crassula money-related names is cringey. I have many and I should be a millionaire by now!

Yes it is silly. The form with the pubescent leaves is low-growing, a little like Adromischus umbraticola

Ooh, umbraticola is high on my want list!
I think I'll put this Crassula in my garden, they make great-looking clumps over time

They are almost like a miniature form of Cotyledon orbiculata although of course Cotyledon flowers are very different and designed for sunbirds

Swaziensis flowers are nothing like the Jade-type flowers: they are born in little bunches on stalks

They will look very good in a rockery