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Common Name:
Crinkle Plant
Origin:
South Africa
Description:
Synonym: Cotyledon cristata
Family: Crassulaceae
Small plant with thick squat branches, and succulent tapered leaves with a truncate wavy end. Large plants can produce a very fat succulent base that could be considered a caudex.
Habitat:
Endemic to the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, where it is found growing smashed between rock crevices.
Cultivation:
This is a relatively slow growing plant that does well outdoors if protected from excessive winter rain. It is from a summer rainfall region so it should be watered every 1 to 2 weeks from March through October, and kept dryer in the winter. Plant in a well draining cactus and succulent media.
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