Botanical Name: Crassula falcata
Common Name: Propellor plant
Type of Plant: dicot: succulent
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape an irregularly-shaped, open succulent perennial, with spreading-trailing branches forming a loose, mounded canopy
Height 2' - 3'
Spread 3' - 6'
Growth Rate slow
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors prefers full sun; tolerates partial shade in well-drained sites
Soil tolerates most soils that have good drainage
Hardiness hardy (zones 8, 9, 14-24): best for warm coastal climates
 
Morphology:
Leaves gray-green, sickle shaped, fleshy, 3"-5", overlapping in two rows along the stem
Flowers scarlet red, in dense flattened clusters above the foliage; summer months
Fruit if present, a tiny capsule
 
Propagation:
succulent cuttings
 
Usage:
a striking 'visual contrast' plant for its unusual foliage and overall shape - good for a low filler in Mediterranean and sub-tropical theme gardens; excellent as a container plant
 
Landscape Care:
Watering requires little after establishment - best if watered occasionally (14-20 days) during hot months
Fertilizing none required
Pruning none except to control overall size
Pests/Diseases relatively free; root-rot in badly draining soils
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: South Africa
Family: Crassulaceae

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