Crassula Falcata
By Davids
- 4 Sep, 2014
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We have grown Crassula Falcata for several years; being from South Africa, we keep it in our frost -free (unheated) conservatory. In the summer, we put it on the patio,where its sickle-shaped, overlapping leaves make it an interesting feature, until the very eye-catching
red flowers appear in mid-summer.
For many years, we kept it in the conservatory all through the year; it would produce a few salmon-pink blooms which only lasted a short time before fading.
By contrast, this year, on the patio, it produced 15 flower heads which had a much deeper colour, and lasted much longer. It shows that we can be too fussy with our plants!
It is very easy to propagate from cuttings or from self-sewn seedlings.
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Well done , you two .
7 Sep, 2014
Found it David, now all I need is a GC or Nursery which has it in stock. Fingers crossed :))
13 Sep, 2015
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That's really beautiful. I am hoping that Pam will bring me a cutting when she visits :))
4 Sep, 2014