Crassula Rupestris Baby Necklace

Crassula perforata known as string of buttons with crassula rupestris ssp.

Crassula rupestris baby necklace. Crassula baby necklace is a special plant which has small rounded and tightly stacked leaves. The leaves are usually around 1 tall and during bloom season the star shaped flowers can be 0 25 inches wide. The colour of the leaves is a sage green with rosy red edges. Belongs to the crassula genus of succulents the crassula baby necklace is one of the most striking yet adorable succulents.

Since it looks more like intertwined beads on baby s necklace this plant look extremely beautiful. Baby necklace is a very hardy and ornamental plant with small rounded fleshy leaves tightly stacked and usually multicolored resembling a string of beads like on a necklace. It can grow to be up to 3 tall. This crassula plant originates from the eastern cape of south africa and known by several common names including.

It is a cross of two south african succulents crassula perforata known as string of buttons with crassula rupestris ssp. It has many colors similar to a string of beads on a necklace. Crassula baby s necklace is a hybrid by myron kimnach developed as a cross of 2 south african succulents crassula perforata with crassula rupestris subsp. It begins with an upward growth and then spills over its pot as it matures.

It can grow up to 6 12 tall. Therefore it is also known as string of buttons with crassula rupestris ssp. Native to south africa crassula rupestris also known by several common names such as baby s necklace rosary plant kebab bush concertina plant stacking crassula rosary vine necklace vine and my favorite high voltage are striking succulent plants similar to their popular distant cousin crassula perforata string of buttons. Crassula baby s necklace is an interesting hybrid developed as a cross of two south african succulents crassula perforate with crassula rupestris subsp.

Baby necklace is one of the most unique crassula with vertical stacked thick leaves adorned on the edges with blushed pink it can be planted as a creeping groundcover but will hang out of a basket nicely too. The botanical name comes from the latin term crassus meaning thick and fleshy referring to the appearance of the crassula rupestris s leaves while the name rupestris means rocks. This little sweet succulent bears puffy and plum leaves. Thanks to its slow growing habit and small size the rosary plant works well in dish gardens or succulent plant wreaths.